A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the year 2016. Bidhuri, MP from South Delhi parliamentary constituency, had alleged that Kejriwal had made a defamatory statement, under Section 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The BJP leader alleged that Kejriwal had defamed him in an interview to a news channel. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja on Wednesday acquitted Kejriwal in the matter. The Delhi Chief Minister himself was present in the court while the judgement was passed.
