Kochi: A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in 2022 Delhi excise policy case, media reports said.
The court absolved them of the charges as the Central Bureau of Investigation could not provide enough evidence against the two.
The Rouse Avenue Court observed that the alleged central conspiratorial role could not be substantiated.
The court had earlier reserved its decision on 12 February after hearing detailed arguments from the CBI and the accused, including Kejriwal and Sisodia, along with 21 others.
Kejriwal broke down emotionally after being discharged.
Kejriwal said, he is not corrupt. “The court has said that Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are honest,” asserting that the verdict had vindicated both him and senior party leader Manish Sisodia.
“In this world, no matter how powerful one becomes, one cannot rise above Shiva Shakti. Truth always prevails,”
Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal posted on X.
The CBI plans to file an appeal against the court’s decision acquitting former Kejriwal, Sisodia, and others.
The CBI filed its first chargesheet in 2022, followed by multiple supplementary chargesheets. The agency has alleged that Rs 100 crore was paid by a “south lobby” to influence the now-scrapped excise policy in its favour.
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