Vijay Nair, the former communications in-charge for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), received a release order from a Delhi court on Tuesday, following his involvement in cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise scam. The release was granted by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja after Nair submitted the required bail bonds in both a money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and a corruption case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Supreme Court had granted Nair bail in the money-laundering case on Monday, underlining that liberty is “sacrosanct.” This decision came after Nair had already been granted bail in the corruption case by a trial court on November 14, 2022. The trial court’s decision noted that the CBI’s First Information Report (FIR) did not specify any substantive offenses committed by Nair and co-accused Boinpally, but only implicated them as part of a criminal conspiracy.
Nair’s initial bail in the corruption case did not lead to an immediate release as he had not furnished a bail bond at that time. The latest court proceedings, however, have resolved these formalities, leading to his forthcoming release under the conditions set by both the trial and the Supreme Court.
