#arvindkejriwal Big Twist in Liquor Case | What Happens If Accused Refuses to Appear?

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]You've heard from the former Delhi Chief Minister, Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal talking about the reasons why there is conflict of interest when it comes to the judge in question.

[00:00:10]That's what he has said. I'll try and go back to Anisha Mathur for more on that story. Okay, connecting with Anisha in a moment from now, but listening to what Advocate Satish Tamta told India today while speaking with India today's Anisha Mathur earlier on this entire matter.

[00:00:28]Conditions to appear for the first time in response to the notice have already technically been met. Does that make any difference, sir?

[00:00:36]Uh yes, he has already put in his appearance and he has moved that application of asking the judge to recuse from the matter. So, technically speaking, he has already put in his appearance. So, it's not that the court at this stage is going to take any coercive action. So, but if he fails to further proceed with the matter, the court has option uh uh to to proceed ex parte also against him. That once he has put in his appearance, he's not further coming, he can be proceeded ex parte also.

[00:01:09]But but uh this See, it would be that how he anybody is wanting to take the mileage out of this.

[00:01:17]जी If he wants to take a mileage out of this, then probably uh and the very fact that he's saying that he's not going to appear.

[00:01:26]जी So, he's trying to make, you know, take some mileage out of all this.

[00:01:31]So, so, legally speaking, what are the options in in a situation like this?

[00:01:36]Because this is a very unprecedented situation. Or is it something that happens that people that accused persons in an appeal or in a discharge uh in an acquittal or in a discharge put in a first appearance and then abscond? Then what what does the court do in this situation?

[00:01:52]>> court The court has the option to uh could take these coercive processes, and in case the the court can also proceed ex parte against him because if the court proceeds ex parte and uh passes an order against him, then again he is referred back to the the trial court. The trial court will again start from zero. That would mean that asking him to appear and execute