Sandalwood Drug Case- Supreme Court Adjourns Kannada Actor Ragini Dwivedi's Plea For Bail

A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman heard the arguments put forth by Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing on behalf of Dwivedi, and proceeded to adjourn the matter at the request of Counsel appearing for the State.

The matter will now be taken up on 19^th January, 2021.

In November, 2020, the Karnataka High Court had dismissed the bail applications filed by Kannada actors Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjanaa Galrani and other co-accused who were arrested by the police allegedly for consuming and supplying drugs at parties and events they organized.

A Single-Bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar dismissed the petitions.

The actors, along with others, have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 120B (criminal conspiracy), and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985 under Sections 21, 21C, 27A, 27B, and Section 29. Dwivedi was arrested on September 4, 2020 while Sanjjana was arrested on September 8.

The Special Court had on September 28, 2020, rejected their applications. The High Court after hearing the applicants and the prosecution in detail had on October 25 reserved its order.