India, March 2 -- By Sushil Batra

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Alleging that the trial court conducted a "mini-trial" at the stage of charge and passed a "patently illegal and perverse" order based on a selective reading of the prosecution's case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the discharge of all 23 accused in the Delhi Excise Policy case.

In its appeal, the agency contended that the Special Court, instead of examining whether a prima facie case was made out, went into a detailed appreciation of evidence akin to a full-fledged trial. The CBI stated that the Special Judge dissected the alleged conspiracy into separate limbs and evaluated them in isolation, ignoring the cum...