New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today withdrew from Delhi High Court his case filed against a trial court decision sending him to jail in a defamation complaint by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Kejriwal to withdraw the
case after his counsel pleaded that he does not want to pursue the matter anymore. "The request (to withdraw the petition) is allowed," the bench said.