Excise ‘scam’: Nair fourth to get bail relief

New Delhi, September 2 Citing the legal dictum of “bail is rule and jail is exception”, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to AAP’s former communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 07:37 AM Sep 03, 2024 IST

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New Delhi, September 2

Citing the legal dictum of “bail is rule and jail is exception”, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to AAP’s former communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy “scam”.

Liberty is sacrosanct and it needs to be respected in cases involving even stringent laws, a Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti said in its order. Nair is the fourth prominent accused to be released on bail in the case, after AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha.