Delhi court acquits Arvind Kejriwal in ED summons cases linked to excise policy probe

A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in two cases lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), ruling that he cannot be held liable for failing to comply with summons issued by the probe agency in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue court pronounced the verdict, clearing Kejriwal of the non‑compliance complaints that had been filed after he refused to appear before the ED despite multiple summons.

The cases stemmed from accusations that Kejriwal skipped summons issued by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of its investigation into alleged money‑laundering linked to the now‑scrapped 2021‑22 Delhi excise policy.


Kejriwal was arrested on March 21, 2024, by the ED in connection with the money‑laundering aspects of the liquor policy probe, and later by the CBI in a separate corruption case.

Despite receiving five summons on separate dates, Kejriwal did not appear before the central agency investigating the alleged scam.

He spent weeks in Tihar Jail before being granted bail by the Supreme Court in September‑2024, after challenging both his arrest and custodial remand.