BJP MP and Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, on Friday stated that the discharge order given by the Rouse Avenue Court in the excise policy case is not the final order and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can approach the High Court to challenge the order.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday extended greetings to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia after the court discharged them in the excise policy case, stating that They were steadfast in claiming that they were innocent.
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."
The troubles of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and 22 others are not over yet as the Central Bureau of Investigation approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order discharging the accused in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
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".
"Can you say that giving one liquor bottle free with another was right for Delhi? The High Court and the Supreme Court had also expressed concerns. Evidence of money laundering was found. And today you are boasting about honesty?" she remarked.
In a significant development in the Delhi excise policy case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order discharging all 23 accused, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Ministe
"Today's judgement discharging Kejriwal, Sisodia & Kavitha in the excise policy case exposes the high handedness of investigative agencies. When agencies are wielded like political swords justice becomes the first casualty and truth surfaces only after years of pain and tears. No prim
"It is a day of celebrations, and congratulations are in order for the judiciary, Mr Kejriwal and Mr Sisodia because people in this country have instilled a lot of faith in the judiciary. The judiciary has kept that faith, so this is a big decision," he said.
Holding that the prosecution had failed to disclose "even the threshold of a prima facie suspicion, far less the grave suspicion" required for framing of charges, a Special Court in Delhi on Friday discharged all 23 accused in the CBI case relating to the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Friday slammed the BJP, comparing them to an "Icchadhari Naag" after Rouse Avenue Court discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi Excise Policy case.