The Indian Supreme Court docket granted bail to Kalvakuntla Kavitha, the chief of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) occasion, on Tuesday within the cash laundering case associated to the Delhi liquor policy scam after the excessive court docket rejected her bail software on July 1, 2024.
The cash laundering and corruption case was introduced towards Kavitha by companies together with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Board of Investigation (CBI) following the alleged excise policy rip-off, which has additionally put many well-known political leaders of the state, together with Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his occasion companion, Manish Sisodia, on regulation enforcement’s radar.
Whereas accepting Kavitha’s bail software, the Apex Court docket closely criticized the ED and CBI’s obvious biases of their “selective method in terming some accused as approvers.” Based on LiveLaw, the court docket stated it raises questions for the companies as to why the accused continues to be in custody when the investigation within the case is full, the chargesheet has been filed, and custodial interrogation is now not required. The court docket pressured that bail is a rule and jail is an exception, significantly highlighting the seemingly prolonged trials within the current case the place there are nearly 493 witnesses to be examined and documentary proof runs for nearly 50 thousand pages.
The Delhi Excessive Court docket, whereas rejecting Kavitha’s bail plea on July 1, cited part 45(1) of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), which entitles girls to particular consideration in granting bail below cash laundering offences. The Supreme Court docket, whereas rejecting the 45(1) consideration to Kavitha remarked, that she shouldn’t be a “susceptible” lady and due to this fact shouldn’t be entitled to any particular consideration within the bail enchantment.
Kavitha was arrested by the ED on March 15 the place later the CBI took her into judicial custody. She has been below custody since then. Delhi’s chief minister who was arrested in the identical case of alleged liquor coverage rip-off was granted bail by the apex court docket. Furthermore, Kejriwal’s occasion companion and one of many famend opposition leaders, Manish Sisodia, was additionally granted bail by the apex court docket on August 10 after a 17-month-long interval in custody.
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