Gurung, who appeared before the court of Kalimpong SDJM was acquitted of three cases for which the police had filed chargesheet.
However, Gurung, who was also charged by the police for instigating people against it in Sipchu area of Kalimpong, which resulted in violence and led to the death of two persons, would have to reappear before the court on December 10 in connection with five other cases pending against him.
The cases also included torching of a government bungalow in Sipchu.