The Delhi High Court has extended the deadline for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to the bail requests submitted by Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia.

Sisodia is currently in judicial custody due to his involvement in cases concerning money laundering and corruption linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma scheduled the hearing for Monday, May 13, after Zoheb Hossain, special counsel for the ED, informed the court that the central investigative agency required an additional week to prepare its response. This extension was requested because the Investigating Officer (IO) was in the process of submitting another supplementary prosecution complaint related to the case.

The trial court, while refusing bail to Sisodia in the money laundering case, dismissed his argument that the proceedings were being unduly delayed or progressing slowly. The court noted that any perceived delay was primarily due to actions attributable to the AAP leader himself.

Sisodia's attempts to secure bail in both the ED and CBI cases were unsuccessful, as the trial court, Delhi High Court, and even the Supreme Court denied his bail petitions. Additionally, the Supreme Court rejected his review petitions challenging the denial of bail, and his curative petitions met with the same fate, being dismissed as well.

The Apex Court, while dismissing his bail plea, had last year said that he can file a fresh bail plea before the trial court if the trial proceeds at a snail's pace.

Manish Sisodia was first arrested by CBI and ED on February 26 and March 9 last year respectively.