Liquor Scam Case: Relief to CBI from Delhi High Court, trial court order stayed, notice to 23 accused
Delhi High Court (Delhi High Court) In the Delhi Liquor Policy case CBI Has given great relief. The court has currently stayed the trial court’s order to conduct an investigation against the CBI officer over alleged flaws in the investigation. The High Court also said that until it gives its final verdict in this case, till then the trial court ED Do not give any decision in the case related to. The High Court has fixed the next hearing of the case on March 16. Till then, Rouse Avenue Court’s further action in this case will remain on hold.
This case is related to the alleged liquor policy scam of Delhi, in which the names of many people including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had come to light. Earlier, the trial court had asked for a departmental inquiry against a CBI officer regarding the flaws in the investigation, which was now challenged in the High Court. The Delhi High Court was today hearing the CBI’s appeal challenging the acquittal of former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and all the other 21 accused in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.
Next hearing will be on March 16
While hearing the case, Justice Swarnakanta Sharma has issued notice to all the 23 accused including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The court has fixed the next hearing in this case on March 16. During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, said in the High Court that this is a clear case of corruption. He argued that there is forensic evidence of bribe taking and meetings taking place. Tushar Mehta told the court that he had never seen any investigating agency collecting evidence in such detail and detail. He said, “I am not making any exaggerated statement, but want to prove the evidence before the court correct.”
Tushar Mehta argued that there is forensic evidence of bribe taking and meetings in the case. He said that in such cases it is also possible to allege political vendetta, but during the investigation, statements of all the witnesses have been recorded before the magistrate. He said that statements of 164 witnesses have been recorded in the case, which tell how the alleged conspiracy was hatched, where the meetings were held, how the bribe was given and to whom. He also said that a person named Vijay Nair is an important link in this case, with whom two political leaders are said to be in direct contact.
This is an order of acquittal without trial: Mehta
The Solicitor General questioned the trial court’s decision, saying that the impugned order changes the basic procedure of criminal law. According to him, while deciding the question of discharge, the trial court said that there is no collaborative material, whereas there is a lot of evidence in the investigation which cannot be ignored. Mehta said the discharge stage is not where the court should make a detailed assessment of the evidence. According to him, this order is like acquitting the accused without trial.
The trial court had acquitted him on February 27.
In fact, on February 27, Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court had acquitted all the 23 accused including Arvind Kejriwal in this case. While pronouncing the verdict, the judge had strongly reprimanded the CBI for the shortcomings in the investigation and had said that there were many flaws in the CBI charge sheet. The court had also remarked that the investigation by CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) into matters related to election expenditure should not become a means of influencing political results. Now the next hearing in this case will be on March 16.
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