Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan and two others were on Saturday put on trial by a Delhi court on charges of defamation in a complaint filed by ex-minister Kapil Sibal’s son Amit Sibal.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sharma framed charges against Mr. Kejriwal, Mr. Bhushan, AAP leader Manish Sisodia and Shazia Ilmi, who has quit the party, under Section 500 (defamation) of the IPC.
The four accused were put on trial by the court after they did not plead guilty to the offence and claimed trial.
The court has now fixed the matter for January 17, 2015 for recording of evidence.
Mr. Amit had alleged that AAP leaders had said that he had taken advantage of his father’s position to represent a telecom company in court cases in Delhi.
