A Delhi court on Saturday put chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on trial+ in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA matter.

Advocates from both the sides indulged in a heated argument over non-appearance of Jaitley after chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) Sumit Dass started the proceedings.

The accused, including Kejriwal, who were present before the court complained of "serious threat" after which the judge asked all the persons to go outside the court room, barring those who were concerned with the case.