Aryan Khan, 2 Other Granted Bail : Live Updates From Bombay High Court

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28 Oct 2021 9:30 AM GMT

  • Aryan Khan, 2 Other Granted Bail : Live Updates From Bombay High Court

    Bombay High Court will continue hearing bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha today.When the court adjourned the hearing yesterday, the single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre had indicated that the matter will be taken up post 2.30 pm.Today the Court will hear NCB's arguments Yesterday, Senior Advocate Amit Desai completed his arguments for Arbaaz...

    Bombay High Court will continue hearing bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha today.

    When the court adjourned the hearing yesterday, the single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre had indicated that the matter will be taken up post 2.30 pm.

    Today the Court will hear NCB's arguments 

    Yesterday, Senior Advocate Amit Desai completed his arguments for Arbaaz Merchant. 

    Advocate Ali Kashif Khan will continue his arguments for Munmun Dhamecha today. The NCB is also expected to respond to the applicants' arguments during today's proceedings. Yesterday, ASG Anil Singh informed the court that he will try to finish his arguments within one hour.

    The trio, accused in the drugs-on-cruise case, was arrested by the NCB on October 3. They had moved the High Court following the rejection of bail by the Special NDPS Court on October 19.

    Stay on this page for live updates from the court hearing.

    Live Updates

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:10 AM GMT

      ASG says "bail is not a rule" in NDPS cases. Refers to a judgment to say bail can be denied if a prima facie case is there.

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:07 AM GMT

      ASG: And they say they are going inside to have a “blast”. 

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:06 AM GMT

      ASG refers to the seizure panchnama. "He (Aryan Khan) said there(in the panchnama) that contraband found from Arbaaz was meant for smoke during the cruise journey.

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:03 AM GMT

      ASG - So my contention is you (Aryan Khan) may not be in physical possession but No. 2 (Arbaaz) has been found in possession.

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:02 AM GMT

      ASG says that first remand was four hours after the arrest and Sections 28 and 29 were added to the remand application then.

    • 28 Oct 2021 10:00 AM GMT

      Court -Sections 28 and 29 you are invoking?

      ASG - Yes.

      Court - But Remand(application) doesn't mention those sections.

      Sr Adv Amit Desai - The arrest memo also doesn't mention.

      ASG: Yes, but the first remand mentioned.

    • 28 Oct 2021 9:59 AM GMT

      ASG still reading the chart of arrest.

      ASG - Can't say it was only for consumption.

      We have applied Section 29 because out of 11 names in the secret note, 8 have been apprehended.

      ASG adds that the cumulative drug quantity was of commercial quantity.

    • 28 Oct 2021 9:56 AM GMT

      ASG points out that the arrest was on October 2.

      "I was saying at least on Gandhi Jayanti you should have left these things", ASG says.

    • 28 Oct 2021 9:56 AM GMT

      ASG referring to the chart of arrest submitted by defence.

      ASG - It's a colourful chart. Party was colourful on that day... 

    • 28 Oct 2021 9:54 AM GMT

      ASG: We have WhatsApp chat and the 65B certificate as well. Drugs were found from all of them...

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