What Is This ‘Fairness’?” Top Court To Probe Agencies In Liquor Policy Case

New Delhi: 

In a significant observation – which could have a big impact on future hearings in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case – the Supreme Court has questioned the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation‘s “fairness” as they investigate opposition politicians and others in this matter.

A two-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan observed the federal agencies could not rely only on statements made by former accused persons who have turned ‘approver’, or become prosecution witnesses. “You have to be fair… a person who incriminates himself has been made a witness? You cannot pick and choose… What is this fairness?” the court wanted to know.

This came after the prosecution challenged the bail plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, who was arrested by the ED in March in the liquor policy case and the CBI the following month.