US EditionAct Against Probe Officer Who Investigated Delhi Excise Policy Case, Need to Fix Accountability: Judge to CBI
The court found the Central Bureau of Investigation officer's probe flawed and ordered a departmental inquiry to preserve investigative credibility after discharging 23 accused.
- On Friday, a Delhi trial court discharged AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia among 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case.
- The court found prosecutions of public servants were not supported by evidence and alleged reliance on inadmissible hearsay to fit a preconceived narrative.
- The court criticised 'anticipatory manipulation' that listed Arva Gopi Krishna, then Excise Commissioner, and Anand Kumar Tewari, then Deputy Commissioner, as suspects and witnesses, noting Krishna was also witness number 74.
- The court said, `I am recommending a departmental inquiry with respect to framing A1 I am repeating, there is no material at all, and you have framed him as accused number 1,` to fix accountability against the Investigating Officer.
- The court described the probe as a 'conscious abuse of official position' that struck at the core of the criminal justice system and noted the officials acted under extraordinary pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Liquor policy case: CBI contests clean chit to Kavitha, others in Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court, challenging a special court’s order discharging Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the liquor policy case, officials said on Friday, February 27. Sources said the federal agency has flagged several points that were ignored and not considered at the framing-of-the-charge level by the spec…
The Rouse Avenue Court granted Kejriwal relief in the liquor scam case, but later reprimanded the CBI. Now, the CBI has approached the Delhi High Court on this issue.
Act against probe officer who investigated Delhi excise policy case, need to fix accountability: Judge to CBI
The Delhi court directed action against the investigating officer for naming Deputy Commissioner of Excise Kuldeep Singh as accused number one, "in the absence of any material against him", the court order stated.
Facts disregarded: Court orders action against CBI officer in Delhi liquor case
The CBI court slammed the investigating officer for prosecuting public servants based solely on inadmissible hearsay without material evidence, calling the approach “particularly disturbing.” It said the officer deliberately kept allegations “fluid,” relying on statements to sustain the case while preserving the option to implicate the same individual if the prosecution failed.
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