Kejriwal asked to appear in person before court on Dec 13

Delhi | Saturday | 30th November, 2019

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New Delhi: A Delhi Court has directed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to personally appear before the court in order to take bail in a defamation case against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja while posting the matter for December 13 observed: "It is pertinent to note that the accused has not taken bail till date. Accordingly, matter is adjourned for furnishing bail bonds as well as framing of formal notice under section 251 CrPC...Accused is directed to appear in person on the next date of hearing." Sankrityayan said that the Delhi Chief Minister retweeted the video from his twitter account without checking the authenticity of the video. He said that since Kejriwal was followed by crores of people "due to which the video has reached to a large number of people not only in India but internationally.".