Kejriwal, Sisodia and all 21 other accused cleared of corruption charges in liquor policy case

A Delhi court on Friday discharged the 23 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.

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

Among the 21 other persons discharged in the case was former Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, Live Law reported.

The court criticised the CBI for implicating Kejriwal and Sisodia without any cogent material. It said 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 the accused number one in the case.

Kejriwal spent around five months in jail in two separate periods. He was released in September 2024 after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the CBI case, having already received interim bail in the ED case. Sisodia was in jail for around 17 months before securing bail.

Arvind Kejriwal spent approximately 156 days in jail across two periods. He was finally released on September 13, 2024, after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the CBI case, having already received interim bail in the ED case.

The CBI will approach the Delhi High Court against the verdict, ANI quoted...

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