BJP's Tom Vadakkan (@TomVadakkan2) speaks to NDTV's @radhika1705 after Delhi court clears AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of all charges in liquor policy case pic.twitter.com/F5n9utHISY

— NDTV (@ndtv) February 27, 2026

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a press conference at 4 pm.

The CBI will move the Delhi Court challenging the order by a lower court clearing former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia of all charges in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. 

1) Kuldeep Singh 

2) Narender Singh

3) Vijay Nair

4) Abhishek Boinpally 

5) Arun Ramchandra Pillai 

6) Mootha Goutam 

7) Sameer Mahendru 

8) Manish Sisodia 

9) Amandeep Singh Dhall

10) Arjun Pandey

11) Butchibabu Gorantla

12) Rajesh Joshi

13) Damodar Prasad Sharma

14) Prince Kumar

15) Arvind Kumar Singh

16) Chanpreet Singh Rayat

17) Kavitha Kalvakuntal @ K.Kavitha

18) Arvind Kejriwal

19) Durgesh Pathak

20) Amit Arora

21) Vinod Chauhan

22) Ashish Chand Mathur

23) Sarath Chandra Reddy

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh hit out at the BJP and demanded its apology after a Delhi court cleared Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of all charges in the liquor policy case.

"The court has acquitted our leaders. It has been proven that a dangerous conspirator is ruling over the country's power. Who hatched a conspiracy to defame the country's most popular honest Chief Minister, the most capable honest Education Minister, and the finest honest party, apologise to the country. Our leaders were tortured in jail," he wrote on X.

कोर्ट ने हमारे नेताओं को बरी कर दिया।
ये साबित हो गया की देश की सत्ता पर एक खतरनाक षड्यंत्रकारी राज कर रहा है।
जिसने साजिश रच कर देश के सबसे लोकप्रिय ईमानदार मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal सबसे योग्य ईमानदार शिक्षा मंत्री @msisodia सबसे बेहतरीन ईमानदार पार्टी @AamAadmiParty को बदनाम…

— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) February 27, 2026

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia wrote "Satyamev Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)" in a post on X, shortly after a court cleared him all charges in connection with the liquor policy case.

"Today, once again, I feel proud of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Ji's visionary thinking and the Constitution he crafted. Despite all the attempts by PM Modi's party and all their agencies to prove us dishonest, today it has been proven that Arvind Kejriwal - Manish Sisodia are staunchly honest," he said.

सत्यमेव जयते।
आज एक बार फिर बाबा साहेब अम्बेडकर जी की दूरदर्शी सोच और उनके बनाए संविधान पर फ़ख़्र महसूस हो रहा है।

मोदी जी की पूरी पार्टी और सारी एजेंसियों की हमें बेईमान साबित करने की तमाम कोशिशों के बावजूद आज साबित हो गया कि अरविंद केजरीवाल - मनीष सिसोदिया कट्टर ईमानदार…

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) February 27, 2026

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia have been cleared of all charges in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Here is what the court said during the judgment:

No evidence has been found.

The prosecution failed to prove its case.

Sometimes when you read too many files, the file starts talking to you.

I have been asking for a confession from day one, but it wasn't provided with the chargesheet. I had asked for a list of star witnesses. I haven't even been given a copy of the confessional statement yet. I expect honesty from the CBI lawyer.

CBI tried to construct a narrative of conspiracy but the prosecution's theory is mere conjecture. If such conduct is allowed, it would be a grave violation of the Constitutional principles. 

The conduct where an accused is granted pardon and then made an approver, his statements used to fill the gaps in the investigation/narrative and make additional people accused is wrong.

A fair investigation is essential for a fair trial.

October 2023: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issues the first summons to Arvind Kejriwal, the then Delhi chief minister, in connection with the liquor policy case.

November 2, 2023: Kejriwal skips the first ED summons and attends a political rally in Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh.

December 2023: Kejriwal misses the second ED summons, dismissing it as "illegal and politically motivated."

January 2024: Kejriwal skips the third ED summons, alleging a conspiracy by the Centre.

January 18, 2024: ED issues a fourth summons, requiring Kejriwal to present himself for questioning.

February 2, 2024: Kejriwal skips the fifth ED summons and a subsequent sixth summons, with his legal team raising concerns about the legality of the summons.

March 16, 2024: A sessions court grants bail to Kejriwal on two complaints filed by the ED for failing to attend summonses.

March 21, 2024: Kejriwal challenges the ED summonses in the Delhi High Court, which denies him protection from coercive action.

March 21 2024: Kejriwal appeals to the Supreme Court for protection from coercive action.

March 21, 2024: After missing nine ED summonses, Kejriwal is arrested by ED.

May 10, 2024: Supreme Court grants interim bail to Kejriwal until June 1, allowing him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

June 1, 2024: Kejriwal files for interim bail in a Delhi court.

June 2, 2024: Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar Jail as per the Supreme Court's order.

June 5, 2024: Delhi court denies Kejriwal's plea for interim bail on medical grounds.

June 20, 2024: Delhi court grants regular bail to Kejriwal in the money laundering case.

June 21, 2024: ED appeals to the Delhi High Court, which blocks Kejriwal's release.

June 26, 2024: Kejriwal is arrested by CBI.

September 5, 2024: The Supreme Court reserves its verdict on Kejriwal's bail petitions, challenging his arrest and the denial of bail by the Delhi High Court.

September 13, 2024: The Supreme Court delivers its verdict, granting bail to Kejriwal.

February 27, 2026: A Delhi court gave clean chit to Kejriwal.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal broke down after the Rouse Avenue court cleared him of all charges in the liquor policy case. 

Addressing the media, Kejriwal said, "Manish Sisodiaand I were jailed in a fake case. Mud was thrown at us. Truth has won today. I am a kattar immandaar (very honest)."

🔴#BREAKING | “I Am Kattar Imaandar, God Is With Us”: Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Down After Court Clears Him In Delhi Liquor Policy Casehttps://t.co/6IbJ5O8xPY pic.twitter.com/oJDN8JRmEV

— NDTV (@ndtv) February 27, 2026

A Delhi court has cleared former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in a case of alleged corruption in making a new policy to sell liquor in the national capital.

"There was no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent in the excise policy," the court said.

The matter which later came to be known as the Delhi liquor policy case had given a lot of trouble to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and his aide when they were in power in Delhi. Read more here