New Delhi: In a major relief to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, a Delhi court today (Nov 28) dismissed a complaint accusing him of "concealing facts" and filing "false and fabricated affidavit" for procuring a petrol pump in New Delhi as an MP in 1994, saying the offence of cheating had not been completed as the pump had not been allotted to Jogi.

Metropolitan Magistrate Nivedita Anil Sharma, while rejecting the complaint filed by the Leader of the Opposition in Chhattisgarh Nand Kumar Sai of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), also observed that there was a lapse of more than 8 years since the date of incident and this had not been explained satisfactorily, Sai's counsel B M Agarwal said.

Also, since the documents were alleged to have been filed before the Oil Selection Board (OSB), the complaint must also have been made by the Board, Agarwal said quoting the order.

On the allegation that Jogi furnished false evidence, the court said it could take cognizance of this only if the same had been done before a body discharging judicial functions unlike the OSB.

Sai in his complaint alleged that Jogi furnished false affidavit about his family income and residence proof before the OSB while applying for the pump.

However, Jogi gave up the pump allotment after the matter attracted attention, the complaint alleged.

Reacting to the order, Sai's counsel B M Agarwal said he would lose no time to approach the High Court against the dismissal.

PTI