BRS leader K Kavitha on Monday approached a Delhi Court seeking ‘default’ bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise scam.Special CBI Judge Kaveri Baweja sought the CBI’s stand on the bail application which claimed that Kavitha should be granted ‘default bail’ as the investigating agency filed an “incomplete chargesheet” within the stipulated time of 60 days.
The trial court also reserved order on the point of taking cognizance of the third chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the matter.
While the bail application was listed for further consideration on July 12, the trial court said it will pronounce order on the point of cognizance on July 15.
Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the CBI from Tihar Jail in April where she was lodged after her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the alleged scam.
The scam pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 which was later scrapped.
The ED arrested Kavitha (46) from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15.
Kavitha is currently in judicial custody (JC) in both the cases.
Last month, the CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kavitha, claiming there was sufficient evidence to prosecute her in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise scam.