Advocate Zoheb Hossain, appearing for the ED said that the exception to women under the proviso to Section 45 of PMLA is meant for women who lack agency.

"It is not for a woman who is in public life and leading politician of the state," he said.

Hossain also said how Kavitha was one of the main accused in the case.

"The lady in question is one of the prime movers of giving bribes. She is also a beneficiary through her proxies. This is not based only on statements but based on documents and WhatsApp chats. This is all corroborated," he contended.

He also claimed that Kavitha destroyed evidence against her including evidence on her mobile phone.

"My lady will have to decide the extent of her involvement and the material against her. I have forensic report which shows how evidence was destroyed. She deleted evidence in her mobile phone. This was done on the date she was issued summons. There was no data in apps like FaceTime. On March 11, she said she will produce the phone on the next date. On the next date she produced 9 phones. But these were formatted. She said she did not do it. When we pressed, she was evasive. The forensic report shows they were formatted after March 11," Hossain argued.

He also claimed that ED is the verge of a breakthrough in the probe and granting interim bail to Kavitha will derail the investigation.

"We are at the stage of making a major breakthrough. Any interim relief will derail the probe. She is very influential and will influence the people," it was contended.

In this regard, Hossain also alleged that the accused had already attempted to influence witnesses.

"We want to highlight that there is influencing of witnesses. Attempt is to make witnesses retract the statement. A person has come forward and told us he was forced. There is destruction of evidence as well," it was stated.

Regarding Kavitha's son's exam, it was stated,

"Her son's 7 out of 12 papers are already over. He is not alone. He has a father and an elder brother. The young man is not alone."

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