India, March 3 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its appeal challenging the decision to discharge all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy probe, including former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, has claimed that the judge Jitendra Singh conducted a "mini trial" and passed an order based on selective reading of the agency's case.

CBI has asserted that the judge lacked basic understanding of the prosecution's case as a whole and the corresponding law at the stage of charge. It has termed the adverse remarks by Singh against the agency and its investigating officer in his February 27 order as "unwarranted and incomprehensible".

Singh, last Friday, cleared Kejriwal, his then deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others of any ...