Delhi Court Saves Kejriwal From Jail, Stays Non-Bailable Warrants Against Him, Sisodiya And Yogendra Yadav

A local Delhi court on Wednesday (24 April) stayed non-bailable warrants issued against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodiya and Yogendra Yadav for failing to appear in a defamation case, Press Trust of India has reported.

This stay order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal based on pleas by lawyers of all the three parties.

As reported earlier, the warrant was issued against the trio for failing to appear in a defamation case filed against the trio by local lawyer named Surender Kumar Sharma. The Addition Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal issued the warrant.

Sharma has alleged that he was promised a party ticket by Sisodiya and Yogendra Yadav for the 2013 Delhi assembly polls after Kejriwal was reportedly impressed by his social service. Things went as far as Sharma filing the polls application only to be told that he has been denied the ticket.

The trio is then alleged to have used defamatory and derogatory words against him and claimed that he had cases pending against him which were carried by the media. This Sharma claims reduced his reputation in the society.