Court Takes Action Against BRS Leader K Kavitha in Delhi Excise Policy Case
The Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi has acknowledged a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against BRS leader K Kavitha in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, after reviewing the chargesheet, instructed the police to present K Kavitha before the court via video conferencing on July 26 at 2 PM.
Meanwhile, the court extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia and other accused until July 26. The court also ordered that a copy of the supplementary chargesheet be provided to the counsel for K Kavitha and others. The next hearing will focus on the scrutiny of documents.
On July 8, the court had reserved an order on the cognizance of the chargesheet, which is the third supplementary chargesheet in this case. Advocate DP Singh stated that the offense’s cognizance had already been taken and highlighted the involvement of the South Group under Kavitha’s command. Statements from TDP MP Magunta S Reddy, his son Raghav Magunta, Sarath Reddy, and Gopi Kumaran were mentioned as evidence against Kavitha.
The CBI filed the third supplementary chargesheet on June 6. K Kavitha is currently in judicial custody in both CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases. She was first arrested by the ED on March 15 and later by the CBI on April 11. The hearing on her default bail plea has been postponed to August 5.
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BRS -: BRS stands for Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a political party in India.
K Kavitha -: K Kavitha is a politician and a leader of the BRS party. She is also the daughter of K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana.
Delhi Excise Policy -: The Delhi Excise Policy is a set of rules and regulations related to the sale and distribution of alcohol in Delhi.
Rouse Avenue Court -: Rouse Avenue Court is a special court in Delhi that deals with cases related to corruption and other serious crimes.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja -: Special Judge Kaveri Baweja is a judge who handles important cases in the Rouse Avenue Court.
Video conferencing -: Video conferencing is a way to have a meeting or court session using video calls, so people don’t have to be in the same place.
Judicial custody -: Judicial custody means that a person is kept in jail while their case is being investigated or tried in court.
Manish Sisodia -: Manish Sisodia is a politician and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.
CBI -: CBI stands for Central Bureau of Investigation, which is India’s main agency for investigating serious crimes.
Supplementary chargesheet -: A supplementary chargesheet is an additional document filed by the police or investigating agency with more evidence or information about a case.
ED -: ED stands for Enforcement Directorate, an Indian government agency that investigates financial crimes.
Default bail plea -: A default bail plea is a request for bail made by an accused person when the investigating agency fails to file a chargesheet within a specified time.