Breaking: Mumbai Court Rejects Further NCB Custody Of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha- In Cruise Ship Drug Case- LIVE UPDATES

Maneshinde - The question of confronting me with someone cannot be the only ground to remand me to custody.

Now they have arrested cruise organisers... Now the conspiracy will be if I have any association with anyone else on the ship.

Maneshinde - If they have arrested someone (Aachit) based on my statement, any senior officer will confront him with me on the first day to ascertain if I had any association with him on the 5th.

Adv Maneshinde for Aryan begins arguments - As per Toofan Singh's case, statement under 67 of NDPS Act can be used only for investigation.

I had readily agreed for one day remand, on Sunday. Apart from the arrest of the unconnected accused, nothing happened on October 4.

ASG - But the entire chain will have to be seen. My learned friend (Aryan Khan's lawyer) has filed an application for withdrawal of the statement he has made.

Law is well settled on retraction. It is to be seen at the stage of trial. 

ASG - Aachit was arrested based on accused 1's(Aryan Khan) statement.

Now large quantity was seized from him.

Everyone - No, No, No, No.

ASG - Ok, ok, small quantity.

ASG Singh is now reading from the court's previous remand order.

Submits- From October 4/ till today made progress.

We intercepted organisers, suppliers.

We need custody to establish the entire gang operating...

ASG prays for custody of all 8 accused including Aryan Khan, till October 11.

I have 3 submissions to make.

Remand - Hence confrontation of these respondents with the said accused no. 17 Aachit Kumar and the intercepted foreign national is essential for the investigation of the case and to ascertain the role played by each individual in this nexus in the supply chain...

Reads the contents of the remand application..

Confrontation of these 8 persons is necessary for investigation of the case. 

ASG Singh for NCB - I am not going to repeat the facts of the case. Please see para four of the remand application...prima facie it appears it is a case of conspiracy...

Takes the court through the remand application.