The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court seeking the expunging of several adverse observations made against it in the trial court's order dated February 27, 2026, by which 23 accused persons were discharged in the CBI's Delhi Excise Policy case.
Delhi's Saket Court discharged Lawrence Bishnoi, along with two other is a case of a bid to extort Rs. 1 crore from a lawyer. The court discharged Bishnoi and others after noting there is no evidence except the disclosure statement of the accused persons.
The Rouse Avenue court on Friday not only discharged Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 accused persons, but it also highlighted lapses in the investigation by saying that "CBI's case unable to survive judicial scrutiny, and stands discredited in its entirety."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain on Friday expressed happiness over a Delhi court discharging former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha and other accused persons in the Delhi excise policy case and said "truth has come out".
The Rouse Avenue court on Friday discharged former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha and all other Accused persons. The court said that there is no evidence to proceed further accsued persons.
While directing Delhi Police to supply a copy of the FIR to the accused persons, the Patiala House court observed that mere categorisation as sensitive by the police is not conclusive; the court must examine the nature of the offence. The court passed the order to supply a copy of the FIR
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Trial Court also ordered the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to each victim. The Court further ordered to distribute the cash amount seized from the house of the accused persons among the victims in equal proportio
The court granted bail to the accused, namely Mohammed Imran, Mohammed Adnan, Adnan, Mohammed Naved, Mohammed Ubaidullah, Amir Hamza, Mohammed Aadil, Sameer Hussain, Mohammed Athar, Mohammed Kaif, Mohammed Kashif, and Mohammed Areeb, on a bail bond of Rs 50000 and a surety bond in the sam
It was also submitted that the accused persons went there in search of their relatives or family members. There is no CCTV footage to show they were involved in stone pelting.
The accused persons in the Delhi Excise policy case, including Arvind Kejriwal and others, on Wednesday concluded their arguments on framing of charges before a Rouse Avenue court. The Senior advocate argued that there is no incriminating evidence to frame charges against the former Delhi