Hyderabad, Feb. 27 -- In a major development, a Delhi court on Friday, February 27, discharged all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy case, including former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Telangana Jagruthi president and former MLC K Kavitha.

Special Judge Jitendra Singh passed the order, closing the case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped 2021-22 excise policy.

No prima facie case, says court

The court held that no prima facie case was made out against any of the accused and ruled that there was no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent in the formulation of the excise policy.

It was observed that the prosecution...