In the suspected money laundering case involving the Delhi excise policy, a court here on Monday ordered the ED to provide copies of the charge sheet and other documents to the accused.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was instructed by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja to complete the exercise by November 13, the date of the next hearing.

Both AAP leader Manish Sisodia and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who are now free on bail, made a video conference appearance before the court.

Several defense attorneys informed the court that they had not been provided with soft copies of the charge sheet and other relevant papers.

The court also took notice of the ED’s argument that it required “some more time” to provide the accused with soft copies of the remaining papers and devices as well as a copy of the digitized record.

The excise case concerns allegations of money laundering and corruption in the creation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021–2022, which was later abandoned.

Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of Delhi has suggested that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) look into the purported anomalies. The ED then filed a case under the PMLA, which is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

In order to look into the purported anomalies, the ED launched its money laundering case on August 22, 2022, taking cognizance of a formal complaint submitted by the CBI on August 17, 2022. The Supreme Court granted bail to Kejriwal on September 12 after he was detained in connection with the case.