New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday refused to grant interim bail to BRS leader Kavita in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja rejected the petition and said that this was not the right time to grant him interim bail. In the written order rejecting the interim bail plea of K Kavita, the Rouse Avenue Court has said that it has been involved in destroying important evidence in this case. Before joining the investigation, K Kavitha formatted her phone and destroyed the evidence. This is also confirmed by the forensic report.
While rejecting the interim bail plea of K Kavita, the court said that she has been involved in influencing the witnesses. If he is granted interim bail, there is every possibility of him doing so in future also. The court said that Kavita is not a weak or helpless woman, but a well-educated, capable woman. In such a situation, just because she is a woman, she cannot be entitled to exemption (in double conditions of bail) under Section 45 of PMLA.
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The court said that in view of the facts placed before the court, the role of K Kavita in this case is being proven prima facie. Whereas Kavita has demanded bail citing the examination of her 16 year old child, there are other people in the family including the father, who can take care of the child. Kavita had approached the court seeking interim bail, saying her 16-year-old son had exams and needed his mother’s ‘moral and emotional support’. The ED had opposed this argument and claimed that Kavita destroyed evidence and influenced witnesses in the case.
The agency had alleged that Kavita is a key member of the ‘South Group’, which is accused of paying a bribe of Rs 100 crore to the ruling AAP in Delhi in exchange for a major share of liquor licenses in the national capital. Kavitha, 46, was arrested from her Banjara Hills residence on March 15 amid protests by BRS supporters. After this, the next day he was sent to ED custody for seven days. Later his custodial interrogation was extended for three days. He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days last Tuesday.
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Tags: Delhi liquor scam, Delhi news
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 8, 2024, 20:25 IST