Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘Cr.P.C.’) at the pre-summoning stage, as he had filed the complaint under Section 499/500 of IPC on the allegations mentioned above. The petitioner was summoned as an accused by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate-I, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi (‘Trial Court’) vide order of summoning dated 17.07.2019. 15. Being aggrieved by the issuance of summons and the complaint filed by the respondent no. 2, the petitioner had preferred a revision petition before the Sessions Court which was dismissed vide order dated 30.10.2019 by learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (PC Act) CBI-09, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi (‘Sessions Court’). 16. Aggrieved by the aforesaid orders passed by the learned Trial Court and Sessions Court, the petitioner Sh. Arvind Kejriwal has approached this Court by way of present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking setting aside of the order dated 17.07.2019 passed by the learned Trial Court in in Ct.Case No.15/2019, and order dated 30.10.2019 passed in Criminal Revision No. 28/2019 by the learned Sessions Court. ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER 17. Sh. Manish Vashishth, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, while assailing the orders passed by both the learned Trial Court and Sessions Court, argues that the learned Trial Court has summoned the petitioner in a mechanical manner and has presumed the alleged statements/re-tweet to be defamatory on the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.02.2024 16:25:50 CRL.M.C. 6347/2019 Page 9 of 50

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