Kalvakuntla Kavitha vs Directorate of Enforcement

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2024 Supreme(SC) 704

B. R. GAVAI, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Kalvakuntla Kavitha – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vikram Chaudhri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nitesh Rana, Adv. Mr. P. Mohith Rao, AOR Ms. J. Akshitha, Adv. Ms. Arveen Sekhon, Adv. Mr. Deepak Nagar, Adv. Mr. Somanadri Goud .k, Adv. Mr. Shaik Sohil Akthar, Adv. Ms. Muskaan Khurana, Adv. Mr. Eugene S Philomene, Adv. Mr. Ashish Jacob Mathee, Adv. Mr. Varun Varma, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shubam Rajhans, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Kohli, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi,Adv. Mr. Keshav Sehgal,Adv. Mr. Shashank Khurana,Adv. Ms. Kalyani Bhide Gharote, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Suryaprakash V Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Samrat Goswami, Adv. Mr. Hitarth Raja, Adv. Ms. Shweta Desai,Adv. Ms. Abhi Priya Rai, Adv.

JUDGMENT

B.R. GAVAI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals challenge the judgment and order dated 01.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Bail Application Nos.1675 and 1739 of 2024, vide which the learned Single Judge has refused to grant bail to the appellant herein.

3. Though the matter has been argued at length by Shri Mukul Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel along with Shri D.S. Naidu and Shri Vikram Chaudhri, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant, and Shri S.V. Raju, learned Additional Solicitor General of India (for short, ‘ASG’) for the respondent(s), at length; learned ASG has suggested that this Court should avoid elaborate discussions on the merits, inasmuch as any observations may prejudice the rights of either of the parties at the trial.

4. We appreciate the fairness of the learned ASG in suggesting the Court not to record the detailed elaborations on the merits of the case. It has been a consistent view of this Court that the Courts should avoid elaborate discussion at the stage of considering application for bail. We would therefore avoid any discussion on the merits of the present case inasmuch as the sa

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2024 Supreme(SC) 704

B. R. GAVAI, K. V. VISWANATHANKalvakuntla Kavitha – AppellantVersusDirectorate of Enforcement – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

B. R. GAVAI, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Kalvakuntla Kavitha – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent