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A complaint was filed against Kejriwal in 2017, alleging that he told voters to accept cash from all political parties but vote only for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed the summons issued to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a magistrate in Mapusa, Goa.
A division bench of the high court at Goa, comprising Justices MS Sonal and Valmiki SA Menezes, heard a petition filed by Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in relation to a complaint filed against him alleging a violation of the Election Code of Conduct during the 2017 Goa General Elections
The division bench stated that the procedure was not followed by the magistrate while issuing a notice to Kejriwal. The high court directed the magistrate to reconsider issuing a summons to Kejriwal.
AAP's Goa President on Twitter said that the case pertains to a speech during 2017 Goa election campaign and that the Election Commission had registered a complaint at Mapusa police station in the year 2017.
A complaint was filed against Kejriwal in 2017, alleging that he told voters to accept cash from all political parties but vote only for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Subsequently, a case was registered against Kejriwal under Section 123 (Corrupt Practices) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, and Sections 171B (Bribery) and 171E (Punishment for Bribery) of the Indian Penal Code.
Kejriwal was summoned last year in November but sought an exemption to challenge the summons before the high court.
The detailed order of the high court is awaited.
Case title: Arvind Kejriwal vs State of Goa.
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