Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Thursday extended the custody of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam till April 26.

Sisodia, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, was produced virtually before the court, while AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is out on bail, also appeared through video conferencing.

Sisodia had moved the Rouse Avenue court seeking interim bail on April 12, so that he could campaign for the upcoming polls. He was arrested in February last year in the Delhi liquor policy case.

Meanwhile, during the hearing, the lawyer of another accused in the case, Sarvesh Mishra, sought a copy of CCTV footage with audio from when he was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case.

He alleged that the footage had been deliberately withheld because it would tear apart the agency’s own case.

Sarvesh Mishra, alleged associate of Sanjay Singh, was named as accused in the ED's chargesheet along with Singh. He was granted bail by the court on January 24.

Mishra’s lawyer also claimed that he was offered a quid pro quo, similar to what was offered to accused turned approver Dinesh Arora.

The ED, however, called it an attempt only "to create controversy when there exists none".

ED’s counsel Advocate Zoheb Hossain submitted that when CCTV footage of Dinesh Arora was sought, the entire CCTV was supplied, and it was also clarified that the audio wasn’t available as the audio facility was installed later.

Mishra’s counsel informed the court that he was named as Sarvesh Gupta in the list of documents by the ED. The ED's counsel accepted that it was an error.

However, Mishra’s counsel said that the court had earlier also reprimanded the agency for not submitting the correct list.

"The Sarvesh Gupta- Sarvesh Mishra fiasco needs to be corrected," he said, while submitting that the ED should place a fresh list on record.

The court said, "The Investigating Office has already submitted it's an error. There’s no need for a fresh list."

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is also lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the same case.

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