Today, while hearing of the bail petition for former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, the Supreme Court pointed out that the complete chain of evidence has not been convincingly established. Furthermore, the Court questioned the existence of substantial evidence against Mr. Sisodia, aside from the testimony of businessman Dinesh Arora, who is also an accused in the same case.

Arora is an accused-turned-approver in the case, and was recently granted bail.

The bench, comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti, raised a pertinent question during the proceedings. The bench said the agencies' case is that money had been received by Manish Sisodia and asked how it reached him from the so-called liquor group. 

"You have taken two figures, ₹ 100 crore and ₹ 30 crore. Who paid them this? There can be so many people paying the money - not necessarily connected to liquor. Where is the proof? Dinesh Arora himself is the recipient. Where is the evidence? Except for the statement of Dinesh Arora, is there any other evidence," Justice Khanna asked. 

"The chain has not been fully established," the bench observed.