Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia cleared of charges in Delhi liquor policy case

· Scroll

A Delhi court on Friday discharged all persons accused by the Central Investigation Bureau in the liquor policy case, including Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, Bar and Bench reported.

Visit asg-reflektory.pl for more information.

There was no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent in the excise policy, the Rouse Avenue Courts was quoted as saying.

The court also discharged 21 other persons, including former Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, Live Law reported.

The court criticised the CBI for implicating Kejriwal and Sisodia without any material, saying that the chargesheet had several gaps not supported by any witnesses or statements, Live Law reported.

The bench said that it will recommend a departmental inquiry against the CBI officials who made a public servant as accused number one in the case.

The CBI will approach the Delhi High Court against the verdict, ANI quoted unidentified agency officials as saying.

Following the ruling, Kejriwal on Friday said that truth had emerged victorious.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah “together planned the biggest political conspiracy to finish” the Aam Aadmi Party, Kejriwal alleged.

“The sitting chief minister was dragged out of his house and put in jail”, he told reporters.