'First Morning Tea of ​​Freedom': Manish Sisodia Shares Selfie With Wife A Day After Bail

New Delhi: A day after walking out of Tihar jail following Supreme Court judgement granting him bail in connection with Delhi liquorgate, former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Ami Party (AAP) leer Manish Sisodia shared a selfie of having tea with his family at his home on Saturday morning, terming it as ‘first morning tea of ​​freedom.’

"First morning tea of ​​freedom…..after 17 months! freedom that Constitution has given to all of us Indians as a guarantee of right to live. freedom that God has given us to brea in open air with everyone," AAP leer tweeted in Hindi, expressing his emotions after spending a long time behind bars.

In photo shared by AAP leer, he can be seen holding a cup of tea along with his wife with a smile on his face.

In a big relief for AAP, Sisodia was granted bail after 17 months of imprisonment in connection with corruption and money laundering cases linked to alleged Delhi excise policy scam. 

An SC bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan delivered judgment. While passing order, Justice Gavai noted that Sisodia h been deprived of right to speedy trial by high court and trial court.

court h noted that since 493 witnesses have been named in case, possibility of trail commencing soon is slim.

Bail Conditions for Sisodia

However, Sisodia was released with four bail conditions which he is bound to comply with.

• Directing release of Sisodia, court, however, imposed some conditions bounding him to surrender his passport and to appear before investigating officer (IO) every Monday. 
• apex court directed that Sisodia, who has been imprisoned for last 17 months, be released on bail on personal bond of Rs 10 lakh with two sureties of like amount.  
• AAP leer has also been directed to not indulge in activities in order to influence any witness.

Previously, trial court and Delhi High Court denied bail to Sisodia. Sisodia was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26, 2023 for purported irregularities in formulation and implementation of now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in money laundering case stemming from CBI FIR on March 9, 2023. He h resigned from Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.