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The Delhi High Court has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the 2021-22 Delhi excise policy. Singh, arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly receiving ₹2 crore, challenged a special court's denial of bail, arguing that the payment was not mentioned in the Central Bureau of Investigation's chargesheet. The plea asserts the lack of evidence connecting Singh to the proceeds of crime and criticizes the ED's reliance on a "belated and procured" statement from a witness. The matter is scheduled for January 29. Dig deeper
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The Supreme Court has overturned the Gujarat government's decision to prematurely release 11 convicts serving life sentences for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots. The court ordered the convicts to return to jail and surrender within two weeks. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that the Gujarat government lacked the authority to pass the remission order, emphasizing that the state where the offender is sentenced holds that power. The court declared the May 2022 remission order as null and void, noting that the writ petition had presented misleading information. The convicts had been found guilty of raping Bilkis Bano, who was pregnant, and killing seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The court criticized the Gujarat government for usurping the power of the Maharashtra government in handling the case. Dig deeper
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