New Delhi, May 16 -- The Rouse Avenue Court discharged BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia in a 2020 criminal case. The case involved allegations of obstructing a public servant, using criminal force to deter him from his duty, and wrongful restraint.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued the discharge order on Friday, May 15. The decision hinged on a legal precedent establishing that the court cannot selectively split offences within a single case.

"Keeping in view the ratio laid down in Devendra Kumar's judgment, this Court cannot split the offences and proceed against the accused for the offences punishable under section 341, 353, 356, 34 IPC while at the same time, discharging him under section 186 IPC," ACJM Mittal r...