BRS leader K Kavitha granted bail in Delhi liquor policy case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the fairness of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into the matter.
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi liquor policy case on Tuesday, reported Live Law.
Kavitha has been in custody since March 15. She is the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
The court on Tuesday reprimanded the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate for their selective approach in investigating the case.
The court noted that while the agencies’ investigations against Kavitha have been completed, the trial against her was not likely to conclude any time soon. It ruled that the agencies no longer needed to interrogate her in custody.
On August 9, Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the same case. He had been in jail for nearly 17 months.
On August 12, the Supreme Court issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate on Kavitha’s petitions seeking bail in cases of alleged corruption and money laundering linked to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy.
Citing its judgement in the Manish Sisodia case, the court on Tuesday said that bail and not jail is the rule in most criminal cases, especially when there is a delay in trial. A person’s custody cannot turn into punishment, the court said.
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