Delhi HC grants bail to two in connection with liquor policy case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru and AAP volunteer Chanpreet Singh Rayat in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

Mahendru was arrested by the ED on 28^th September 2022. The prob agency has accused Mahendru of being one of the major beneficiaries of the violations in the excise policy. He was  running an alcoholic beverage manufacturing unit and was also given a wholesale licence, along with some retail licences, in the name of his relatives.

The ED has also alleged that the South Group paid bribes amounting to Rs.100 crore to the AAP for obtaining a prime position in Delhi's liquor market as part of the now-scrapped excise policy.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED, irregularities were committed while amending the Delhi’s excise policy for 2021-22, and undue favours were given to some licence holders.