Delhi Court Summons FSL Director For Non-Submission Of CD Report In Kejriwal Defacement Case
A Delhi Court has summoned the Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to appear in person on June 28 over the failure to submit a forensic report pertaining to a CD in a public property defacement case involving former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued the notice after noting that a previous notice sent to the FSL Director had been duly served, yet no report had been filed.
“In view thereof, issue notice to Director, FSL to appear in person for 28.06.2025,” the court ordered on June 9.
Previously
It is to be noted that on May 23, the Delhi Court had sought the response of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in the 2019 case.
The Court had issued notice to the Director of the FSL, directing the concerned Station House Officer (SHO) to expedite the forensic report and submit it before the court. The matter had been posted for further hearing on June 9.
The Court’s direction came after Delhi Police submitted a status report stating that a compact disc (CD) containing alleged evidence had been sent to the FSL for expert analysis, and the results were awaited.
“Status report has been filed as per which the CD has been sent to FSL for expert opinion and result of the same is awaited... Issue notice to the Director, FSL through concerned SHO with request to expedite the result in the present case,” the Court stated.
Background
The case pertains to a complaint filed in 2019, which alleged that Kejriwal, then Matiala MLA Gulab Singh, and then Dwarka A ward councillor Nitika Sharma, all from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), misused public funds by putting up large banners and hoardings in the area.
The banners bore the names and photographs of the accused and were allegedly displayed at various public places.
The Court had earlier directed the registration of an FIR on March 11, 2025, under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, observing that hanging banners or affixing hoardings amounts to defacement under Section 3 of the Act.
The complainant had submitted visual evidence with timestamps to support the allegations.
A Magisterial Court had initially dismissed the complaint in September 2022. However, the order was set aside by a sessions court on January 21, 2025, which directed the magistrate to reconsider the matter afresh.