Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi excise policy case (CBI corruption case) case status
Chief Minister of Delhi. The CBI alleged that the Delhi government used the since-scrapped 2021 to 2022 excise policy to benefit certain liquor dealers who allegedly paid bribes.
Status: DischargedA special court discharged Kejriwal and 22 others on 27 February 2026. The CBI revision petition against that order was still pending before the Delhi High Court on 14 October 2026, with the next hearing listed for 5 November 2026.
- Country
- India
- Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with a linked Enforcement Directorate money laundering case
- Court
- Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi (special court), with a CBI revision petition before the Delhi High Court
- Status date
- 14 October 2026
Case history
- The CBI opened its investigation into the excise policy.1
- The Rouse Avenue special court declined to frame charges and discharged Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others.1,2,3
- Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma issued notice on the CBI revision petition, stayed the trial court's remarks against the CBI and told the trial court not to proceed with the ED money laundering case until the revision is decided.3
- Justice Manoj Jain gave the respondents a final chance to file replies and listed CBI arguments for 17 and 18 August 2026.4
- Justice Manoj Jain gave all parties four weeks to file replies and fixed 5 and 6 October 2026 for arguments, with the interim order continuing.5
- Justice Sachin Datta heard the CBI, asked it to identify specific errors in the discharge order, directed fresh written submissions in tabular form and listed the matter for 5 November 2026.6
Response
Kejriwal said after the discharge: "We always said that truth prevails and that we have faith in the Indian judicial system" (Gulf News).
Sources
- Malay Mail (Bernama-Xinhua), Indian court acquits former Delhi chief minister, 22 others in scrapped excise policy case (27 February 2026)
- Gulf News, Delhi excise case collapses: Kejriwal, Sisodia walk free (27 February 2026)
- ETV Bharat, Delhi High Court seeks response from Kejriwal, Sisodia on CBI plea in excise case (9 March 2026)
- LiveLaw, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia given last chance to reply to CBI's plea against discharge in excise policy case (16 July 2026)
- LawBeat, Delhi HC sets October 5-6 for arguments on CBI plea against Kejriwal, Sisodia discharge in excise policy case (17 August 2026)
- LawBeat, "Tell me what's wrong with it": Delhi High Court to CBI on discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in liquor policy case (14 October 2026)
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