India, Feb. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday approached the Delhi high court challenging a trial court's order, passed earlier in the day, exonerating 23 accused, including former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, in the 2022 Delhi excise policy case.

The trial court earlier this morning discharged the accused, noting that it found no material against the accused persons to support the prosecution's evidence. Special judge Jitender Singh of Rouse Avenue Court had said that the prosecution's case suffers from several internal contradictions that strike at the very heart of the conspiracy alleged in the policy.

In its appeal before the high court, the agency said...