SC issues notice to CBI and ED on BRS leader K. Kavitha’s bail plea in excise policy case

New Delhi. Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader K. Kavitha has approached the Supreme Court. Her bail plea was heard today. Let us tell you, the Delhi High Court’s decision to deny bail in corruption and money laundering cases related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy Scam has been challenged.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of ​​the BRS leader in the excise policy case. Let us tell you, on July 1, the Delhi High Court rejected Kavita’s bail petitions in both the cases, saying that the BRS leader is prima facie one of the main conspirators in the criminal conspiracy related to the making and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 (now repealed).

According to the cause list of August 12 uploaded on the Supreme Court website, a bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Vishwanathan will hear the petitions.

There was a setback from the High Court

The High Court had rejected Kavitha’s bail plea, saying that at present there is no case for granting regular bail as the investigation is at a crucial stage. The court had rejected Kavitha’s bail plea for relief on the ground of being a woman, saying that being a well-educated person and a former MP, the BRS leader is not like a weak woman and the High Court cannot ignore the serious allegations against her.

Is this the case?

Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is accused of hatching a conspiracy with other members of a liquor racket called ‘South Group’ and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders to pay a bribe of Rs 100 crore to the ruling party in Delhi in exchange for liquor ‘licences’. A major chunk of this money was allegedly spent by the AAP on campaigning for the Goa assembly elections in 2022.

Legislative Council member Kavitha is accused of earning Rs 292 crore from crime and using it. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kavitha from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy, while the CBI arrested her from Tihar Jail on April 11 in a corruption case related to the alleged scam.