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A Delhi tribunal connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) acquitted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) person and erstwhile Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal successful cases related to skipping summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) successful the excise argumentation case.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Mr. Kejriwal. A elaborate bid is awaited.
The Central agency, probing wealth laundering cases related to an alleged excise argumentation scam, had approached the tribunal successful February 2024, stating that Mr. Kejriwal, 1 of the accused successful the matter, was not complying with its repeated summons for interrogation.
The summons issued by the bureau were against the instrumentality and politically motivated, Mr. Kejriwal has said.
The AAP person welcomed the court’s verdict. “Truth unsocial triumphs,” helium said successful a station connected societal media platform X.
The case stems from a ailment lodged by the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, V.K. Saxena, who alleged irregularities successful the framing and implementation of Delhi’s excise policy in 2022.
The archetypal First Information Report was lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which alleged successful the chargesheet that irregularities had been committed portion modifying the excise policy; undue favours had been extended to license-holders; licence interest had been waived oregon reduced; and L-1 licence had been extended without the competent authority’s approval. The beneficiaries diverted “illegal” gains to the accused officials, and made mendacious entries successful their books of accounts to evade detection, it was alleged.
The ED had aboriginal booked respective persons for wealth laundering, including Mr. Kejriwal, who was arrested successful the case, and was granted bail by the Supreme Court aft spending respective months successful jail.
