The Supreme Court granted conditional bail to K Kavitha in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The decision was based on her five-month jail time, completed investigation, and delayed trial. The court criticized the earlier rejection of her bail, emphasizing fair treatment regardless of status. Kavitha must pay bail bonds and surrender her passport. This case, part of a larger investigation involving other political figures.
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00:00The Supreme Court of India has granted conditional bail to K Kavita, the BRS leader, in connection
00:23with the Delhi liquor policy scam. K Kavita was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate
00:28ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI earlier this year. This arrest was seen
00:35as a major development in the Delhi excise policy scam ahead of the arrest of Delhi CM
00:40Arvind Kejriwal. The court's decision was based on several factors. Kavita had already
00:48spent over five months in jail. The investigation was complete, making her custody unnecessary.
00:55The trial is also not expected to begin soon and the law provides special treatment for
01:00women in bail applications. The Supreme Court had also strongly objected to Delhi High Court's
01:06earlier rejection of Kavita's bail plea, which had argued that her education and status as
01:12a former MP meant that she wasn't a vulnerable woman. The Supreme Court emphasised that court
01:18should exercise discretion judicially and not deny bail based on women's education and
01:23policy status. Kavita's legal team also argued that it's normal practice for women to get
01:29bail and pointed out that no recovery of the alleged 100 crore paid to AAP has been made
01:36by CBI or ED. They also addressed claims about the deleted text messages and reformatted
01:42phones, stating that changing phones is common behaviour for politicians. The prosecution
01:49questioned Kavita's actions regarding her phone and lack of data on the device used for several
01:54months. However, the court needed to be more convinced by these arguments, noting that the
01:59deleting message is normal conduct for many people. Kavita's bail also comes with several
02:05conditions, including directives to not tamper with evidence or influence any witnesses. Kavita
02:11must also pay a bail bond of Rs 10 lakh each for ED and CBI cases and surrender her passport.
02:19The case is a part of a larger investigation involving several major political figures,
02:24including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the former deputy Manish Sisodia. Sisodia
02:30was also recently granted bail on similar circumstances, with the court noting a delay
02:35in his trial. The BRS celebrated the decision, claiming that Kavita was illegally imprisoned for
02:43166 days without evidence, in a politically motivated case.