Bombay High Court Quashes Summons To AAP's Arvind Kejriwal Over Alleged Violation Of Model Code Of Conduct During 2017 Assembly Elections

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed the summons issued to Aam Aadmi Party Convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by a magistrate in a case of alleged violation of the model code of conduct.

While a detailed copy of the order passed by Justices MS Sonak and Valmiki Menezes is awaited, Advocate Amit Palekar, AAP's Goa president confirmed the development.

The complaint was filed against Kejriwal during the 2017 Goa assembly election, however, procedures were not followed before apprehending him. The matter will now be heard before the magistrate on February 12.

AAP fought the Goa assembly elections in 2017 and 2022. It drew a blank in 2017, while in 2022, it won two seats.

The case was registered for violating Section 123 (1) of the Representation of the People Act and sections 171 B and 171 E of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Kejriwal was initially asked to appear on November 29 last year, which he failed to heed and instead sought exemption.