New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Amandeep Singh Dhall, businessman and director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, in the corruption case registered by CBI in the alleged Delhi liquor policy ‘scam’.
A Division bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan while considering the fact that approximately 300 witnesses were yet to be examined by the CBI and the trial was not likely to be concluded soon, granted bail to Dhall.
Dhall had challenged the Delhi High Court’s June 4, 2024 order whereby a Single Judge dismissed his plea for regular bail in the case registered by CBI.
With this order, all the accused in the liquor policy case including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and BRS leader K Kavitha, are out on bail.
Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave appearing on behalf of Dhall told the court that he has been under custody for nearly 1.5 years, his further detention would not serve any purpose and said that all co-accused have got bail except the petitioner.
Dhall was earlier granted bail in the case registered by the ED in the Delhi liquor policy case.
During the hearing, Justice Kant told the CBI that their focus should be on conviction.
Justice Kant told CBI “Today, your message to hardened, white-collar criminals is that either you remain inside, then get away, nothing will happen. Your conviction rate…you must concentrate on that.
“You should focus on the quality of your witnesses, rather than the number, “Justice Kant said.
The CBI alleged that Dhall’s father had given Rs. 5 crores to a Chartered Accountant to arrange help in the Directorate of Enforcement, to manage the ongoing investigation.
These allegations were supported by the statements of the witnesses and approver recorded as well as documentary evidence in the form of recovery of incriminating documents from the premises of the applicant, WhatsApp chats, etc, The CBI alleged.
Dhall’s role in the payment of additional credit notes worth Rs. 4.97 crores was also brought out through the statements of various witnesses and approver Dinesh Arora.
