Rohatgi citing certain judgments : I have a better case than all these cases I am citing because there is no recovery from me.
Rohatgi : At the end of the day the other side will rely on chats which I don't have. But I want to say they are unconnected events.
Amit Desai submits that the Whatsapp Chats between Aryan Khan and Aachit were about online poker. "There was nothing beyond communication about Poker".
Rohatgi : He mentioned gaming. My lords remember rummy? SC has said it is a game of skill.
Court - Even in the chart, there is some connection to A17.
Rohatgi repeats what he said earlier.
Desai - Can I explain A17? He is also a young college kid. He was the person with whom A1(Aryan) was playing poker. And the chats were before 12- 14 months and that is being cited in the WhatsApp. Today lots of gaming is happening online. During the lockdown lots of children were playing. It is also being considered by courts.
Rohatgi- So there is no material that my client was financing illicit traffic.
Rohatgi : But Aachit was not on the cruise, he was arrested from his home...There is no meeting of minds between the accused
Rohatgi refers to a chat prepared showing the arrests and quantity recovered. Says that maximum is Aryan Khan can be connected to Arbaaz Merchant and A17(Aachit Kumar) as per the prosecution.
Rohatgi : The legislative intent is that if you consume or caught with possession of small quantity and if you go in for rehabilitation there is immunity from prosecution.
Rohatgi : If you apply the offences of conspiracy and abetment to Section 8(c), 20(b) and 27, then only the punishment is nothing more than 1 year.