Manish Sisodia granted 6-hour furlough to visit ailing wife, heavy police deployment at residence

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CM Kejriwal skips ED questioning on Delhi excise policy case: What lies ahead? The Rouse Avenue court on Friday allowed Sisodia to meet his wife after he sought permission from the court to meet her for five days. The court has extended the judicial custody of Sisodia in the excise policy case till 22 November. In June too he was granted permission by the Delhi High Court to meet his wife Seema, who suffers from multiple sclerosis.

However, he could not meet her as she was hospitalised after a sudden deterioration in her condition. Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court denies bail to Manish Sisodia The court while permitting Sisodia to meet his wife ordered him not to talk to the media or indulge in any political activity. Sisodia held the post of Delhi Deputy CM besides holding various portfolios, including the Excise Department, in the Arvind Kejriwal government before his arrest by the CBI in February.

He resigned as deputy CM and minister of different departments after being arrested but his family lived at his then-official residence on Mathura Road sharing it with Education Minister Atishi. Excise Policy: Court extends judicial custody of Manish Sisodia till 22 Nov Recently, Sisodia's bail application in the case was rejected by the Supreme Court. His earlier bail applications were rejected by the High Court as well as the trial court.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh has also been arrested in the Delhi Excise policy case. Sisodia is one of the primary accused in the in the Delhi excise policy ‘scam’. According to a report by the Delhi chief secretary, Sisodia undertook major decisions and actions that were 'in violation of the statutory provisions and the notified excise policy that had huge financial implications'.