NEW DELHI: Because the CBI and ED pressed fees of “tampering with proof” in opposition to BRS chief Okay Kavitha, alleging that she deleted messages and formatted her telephones, Supreme Court docket on Tuesday acknowledged that it’s “regular behaviour” to delete messages now and again, and this might not be thought-about a felony act until supported by different proof.
Showing earlier than a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Okay V Viswanathan, further solicitor common S V Raju submitted that Kavitha’s conduct quantities to tampering with proof.His plea was strongly opposed by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, showing for the politician.
Rohatgi stated individuals use telephones like toys and so they maintain altering units. Her consumer had formated the telephone as she received a brand new upgraded one and gave the outdated one to her servant, which isn’t a criminal offense, he added.
Agreeing with Rohatgi, the bench noticed that folks additionally maintain a number of telephones. It stated deleting messages and formatting telephones in itself will not be adequate to show a felony act.
“Telephone is a non-public factor. There will likely be different issues in it. I’m simply on human conduct and it’s regular human conduct… Like I’ve a behavior of deleting messages in class and faculty teams the place so many issues are put,” Justice Viswanathan stated.
