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A Delhi courtroom has discharged Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and all different accused within the CBI’s Delhi Excise Coverage case, discovering no prima facie proof in opposition to them.
Arvind Kejriwal with Manish Sisodia (Picture: PTI)
A Delhi courtroom on Friday discharged former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and all different accused within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case linked to the alleged Delhi Excise Coverage rip-off, observing that the company did not current materials adequate to proceed in opposition to them.
The order was handed by Particular Decide Jitender Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts, who refused to border fees within the corruption case and discharged all 23 accused individuals.
COURT FINDS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST ACCUSED
The courtroom held that no prima facie case was made out in opposition to the accused and famous important shortcomings within the prosecution’s case.
The choose noticed that Arvind Kejriwal had been implicated with none cogent materials connecting him to the alleged offence.
The courtroom emphasised {that a} truthful investigation is prime to making sure a good trial and located that the proof positioned on file didn’t substantiate the allegations levelled by the CBI.
The choose additionally mentioned the voluminous chargesheet filed by the company contained a number of lacunae and was not supported by witness statements or corroborative materials.
As reported by Dwell Regulation, the choose held that the CBI did not make out even a prima facie case in opposition to Sisodia, resulting in his discharge from the matter together with the opposite accused.
The courtroom in the end declined to border fees in opposition to any of the people named within the case.
February 27, 2026, 10:53 IST
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