Delhi Chief Secretary assault case: Court drops charges against CM Kejriwal, Sisodia and 9 other MLAs
The Court, however, instructed the framing of charges against AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal in the matter.
FollowA Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and nine other MLAs in connection with the alleged assault on Delhi's then Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
The Court, however, instructed the framing of charges against AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal in the matter.
Addressing the issue, Sisodia was quoted according to reports, “It’s a day of victory of justice and truth. The Court said that all allegations in the matter were false and baseless. The CM was acquitted today in that false case. We had been saying that the allegations were false. It was a conspiracy hatched against CM,” he said.
Prakash, in a complaint filed to Delhi Police, had alleged that he was manhandled by a few AAP MLAs at Kejriwal's residence, on the night of 19 February, “without any provocation”. A case was registered on Prakash’s complaint.
A case has been booked under Sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 323 (Causing hurt), 342 (Punishment for wrongful confinement), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy), and 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), among others of the Indian Penal Code.
Sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 323 (Causing hurt), 342 (Punishment for wrongful confinement), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy), and 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), among others of the Indian Penal Code.
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