Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan being taken for a medical check up in Mumbai (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan Drug Case Live Update: Aryan Khan moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday against the rejection of his bail plea by a special NDPS court in connection with the cruise ship drug case. While Aryan’s plea could not be mentioned before a single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre due to paucity of time, it is likely to be mentioned and heard tomorrow at 10 30 am.
Besides Aryan’s, bail applications of two others, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, were also rejected by the special court.
Twelve others arrested in the cruise ship case have also filed for bail. The NCB has filed their replies and Special Judge V V Patil will begin hearing arguments of the other accused from tomorrow.
Aryan (23) is currently lodged in Arthur Road prison in Mumbai after he was arrested by the NCB following the alleged drug seizure from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on October 2.
In its last hearing on October 19, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh, appearing for the NCB, argued that there was need to take a “serious view” of drug abuse among youngsters, and that the principle of innocent until proven guilty does not apply under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. “The present applicant (Aryan) is not a consumer for the first time. The evidence placed before the court shows that he is a regular consumer of contraband for the last few years.
Senior lawyer Amit Desai representing Aryan said the NCB had submitted no material on how granting bail to Aryan would hamper its investigation, including any communication or chats on alleged drug use at the cruise party that was raided. After hearing the arguments, Special Judge V V Patil reserved its order.
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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/aryan-khan-bail-verdict-live-updates-drugs-7580848/
