Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- A trial court has cleared Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer, Amrinder Singh Manais of charges at the preliminary stage, freeing him from facing trial in a bribery case in which he was arrested by the Haryana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in 2022.

At the stage of framing of charges, the court of additional sessions judge (ASJ), Ambala, Anshu Shukla in a January 14 order said "there does not seem to be any evidence against accused Amrinder Singh to frame charges against him. Keeping in view the vague allegations framed against him and the factum of false indulgement of the accused, being a case of no prima facie evidence against accused, as the chain of events is not complete, Amrinder Singh is hereby discharged."...