New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh challenging his arrest in the Delhi excise scam case to March 5.

A double bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta after hearing Singh's plea against a Delhi High Court order, refused to set aside his arrest and issued notice to the investigating agency.

The SC bench had earlier advised Singh to apply for regular bail. The court pointed out that a bail application would not preclude him from pursuing a legal remedy in the Supreme Court for a purported violation of Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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