Arvind Kejriwal: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia have been acquitted by Special Judge Jitender Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts.
The Judge discharged all 23 accused in the alleged liquor policy scam. The former Delhi Chief Minister came out after the verdict and cried while giving a speech.
Arvind Kejriwal-The Court’s Verdict
The Court blasted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for serious lapses in the investigation process. It added that the “voluminous chargesheet” has many content pieces that are not supported by any statement or witness.
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The Court went on to add that the investigating agency failed to make out a prima facie case against Manish Sisodia and also commented that the former Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal was implicated by the CBI without any cogent material.
Earlier, the court had reserved its decision on February 12 after hearing detailed arguments from all sides. It was alleged by the CBI that Rs. 100 crore was paid to Kejriwal and others by a “South India lobby” for influencing the now-scrapped Delhi’s excise policy in its favour.
The List Of Accused
A total of 23 accused were chargesheeted, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha, Kuldeep Singh, Narender Singh, Vijay Nair, Arvind Kumar Singh, Durgesh Pathak, Amit Arora, Vinod Chauhan, Ashish Mathur, Abhishek Boinpally, Arun Amandeep Singh Dhall, Arjun Pandey, Butchibabu Gornatla, Rakesh Joshi, Damodar Prasad Sharma, Prince Kumar, Ramchandra Pillai, Mootha Goutam, Sameer Mahendru, Chanpreet Singh Rayat and P Sarath Chadra Reddy.
Senior advocate N Hariharan, appearing for Kejriwal, remarked that there is absolutely no incriminating content associating his client to the alleged liquor policy scam. Represented by Additional Solicitor General D P Singh and advocate Manu Mishra, the CBI contended that there is sufficient evidence to frame charges against Arvind Kejriwal and the remaining accused.
