The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the trial court to complete in a year the proceedings against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a corruption case.
A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and M.M. Shantanagoudar permitted Mr. Tytler to withdraw his plea challenging the October 17, 2017, order of the Delhi High Court.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Tytler, earlier said he sought liberty to withdraw the plea.
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The High Court had upheld the charges framed by a trial court against Mr. Tytler and businessman Abhishek Verma challenging a lower court order putting them on trial in the case for allegedly using a forged letter, typed on the letterhead of then Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken and addressed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009.
The trial court had on December 9, 2015, framed charges against Mr. Tytler, who is out on bail, for alleged offences, including criminal conspiracy, cheating, using as genuine a forged document and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.