The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered that observations made by the trial court while granting bail to two businessmen — Gautam Malhotra and Rajesh Joshi in the money laundering case in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy case cannot be relied upon by any other co-accused in any proceedings.
“The observations in the impugned order will not be relied upon by any co-accused person in any proceedings” pertaining to the present case,” Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said after after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved the High Court challenging the trial court’s order seeking cancellation of bail granted by the special court on May 6 to Rajesh Joshi, director of a private firm involved in advertising campaigns for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during its Goa election campaign, and Gautam Malhotra, son of liquor baron and former Akali Dal MLA Deep Malhotra. The matter is next listed on July 20.
Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing the ED, said the trial court had taken cognisance of the chargesheet filed in the case on May 1, noting that prima facie case was made out.
