Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia have been discharged in the Delhi excise policy case, with the court ruling that the CBI failed to prove the charges against them.
The court, flagging lack of evidence against Kejriwal, said serious allegations need to be supported with material, as the attribution of a central conspiratorial role cannot be sustained without evidence. Public confidence in the office is affected if it is found that the prosecution’s claims were unsupported by material, the court noted.
Discharging Sisodia, the Delhi court said the prosecution’s case did not survive judicial scrutiny and found no material to suggest any criminal intent on Sisodia’s part. It noted that when the documents were read together with the statements on record, they reflected administrative deliberations rather than any wrongdoing.
The court further held that the process leading to the formulation of the excise policy showed consultation at multiple levels, with documents indicating institutional deliberation.
“The prosecution’s theory of an overarching conspiracy failed to find force and that the narrative suffered from internal contradictions,” the court said.
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Published By:
Dev Goswami
Published On:
Feb 27, 2026 10:47 IST
