The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the ED and CBI cases over the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
Today is the second day of hearing before the bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan. The report of first day's hearing can be read here.
Follow the live updates of today's hearing in this page.
ASG: We have evidence he has destroyed phone records
Bench reserves order
Singhvi: He was a Minister then...possible influence was apprehended
ASG: Triple test was held to not have been satisfied. He was known to have destroyed material
Singhvi: J Khanna negatived this point. he said it's a matter of trial
ASG: There is a finding on tampering in my favor by HC
Singhvi: How can there be a finding on tampering?
Singhvi: We are talking about a man who has roots in society. Would it be foolish to tamper with evidence with inspection going on? My ld. friend has power to exercise cancellation even if I sneeze
Singhvi: They never raised any apprehension about my tampering in the way it has been raised today. 10 witnesses we apprehend, etc. Sanjay Chandra and P. Chidambaram judgments say credible reason has to be there...
Singhvi refers to a one-week old order by trial court
Singhvi: During the proceedings, IO submitted that completion of forensic data extraction will take 25-30 days.
Singhvi: Arguments on charge have not started. They say digital devices are so voluminous that one copy would take 70-80 days to make. Thereafter, inspection will happen. We are encroaching upon eternity, not time
Singhvi: Has the accused sabotaged the trial? That is the test
SG Tushar Mehta joins proceedings
Singhvi: Your Lordships say my timing of reaching court is impeccable...SG's is impeccable
Singhvi: Suppose there is something directly exculpatory...and it is put in unrelied documents
Singhvi: We all understand criminal law. My learned friend knows it more than most of us in this room
J Gavai: Including us
Singhvi: I'm not saying that. Just asking how can trial commence when even S.207 stage is not over?