The CBI has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court, challenging a special court's order discharging former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others in the liquor-policy case, officials said on Friday. Sources said the federal agency has flagged several points that were ignored and not considered at the framing-of-the-charge level by the special court. The special court on Friday discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others in the liquor-policy case by refusing to take cognisance of the CBI chargesheet against them. Among the 21 people given a clean chit in the case is Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha. Special Judge Jitendra Singh rapped the CBI for lapses in the investigation, saying there was no cogent evidence against Kejriwal and no prima-facie case against Sisodia and the other accused.

Source: The Telegraph February 27, 2026 13:09 UTC