Delhi High Court dismisses Swati Maliwal's plea seeking quashing of charges in corruption case
The Hindu
Justice Amit Mahajan refuses to quash charges against Swati Maliwal; detailed order awaited amid corruption allegations.
The Delhi High Court on Friday (September 20, 2024) dismissed a plea by Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal challenging the framing of charges against her under the anti-corruption law for allegedly abusing her official position when she was Delhi Commission for Women Chief in appointing people associated with the AAP to different posts in the women's rights body.
Justice Amit Mahajan refused to quash the order framing charges against Ms. Maliwal. A detailed order is awaited.
On December 8, 2022, the trial court ordered the framing of charges against Ms. Maliwal and three others under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act, including Section 13(1)(d) (criminal misconduct by a public servant).
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau lodged the case on a complaint by former DCW chairperson and BJP MLA Barkha Shukla Singh.
The High Court last year stayed the trial court proceedings against Ms. Maliwal in the criminal case.
According to the prosecution, the accused, in conspiracy with each other, abused their official position and obtained pecuniary advantages for AAP workers, who were appointed to different DCW posts without following the due process.
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