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Shah Rukh’s son Aryan has finally got bail

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who was arrested by the NCB on October 3, finally got bail on October 28. The 23-year-old had been lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail since October 8.

It was on October 3 that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested the 23-year-old following a raid on a rave party on board Cordelia Cruises’ Empress ship in Mumbai. The raid was conducted on October 2. Since then, Aryan had been in NCB custody. On October 8, he was sent to Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. After 20 days in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail, and 5 days in NCB and judicial custody, Aryan Khan was granted bail.

It’s celebration time at Mannat. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan had been doing everything to get their son home. In fact, all three accused, Aryan Khan, Munmum Dhamecha, Arbaaz Merchant were granted bail today. The detailed nail order, however, will come tomorrow, October 29. Senior lawyer Satish Maneshinde said that the three could be released tomorrow or the day after, depending on when the detailed bail order comes. Aryan’s lawyer Mukul Rohatgi told the media that Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha will hopefully walk out of jail on Friday or Saturday.

Bombay High Court granted Aryan Khan bail in the middle of arguments. The lawyers of the accused were reportedly in the middle of their arguments when the judge granted all three of them bail.

Aryan sought bail from the Bombay High Court after both Magistrate and Sessions Court had rejected his bail plea.

Aryan Khan’s advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court, “The applicant is 23-year-old and was earlier in California in USA. There was a cruise from Mumbai to Goa and he was invited on the cruise as a guest by one Prateek Gaba. There was no recovery from the applicant and there wasn’t anything in his possession. There was no occasion to arrest my client.”

Rohatgi added, “According to me, there is no consumption or possession and even if conscious possession is concerned, punishment is for one year. Aryan is not charged with section 27A of the NDPS Act as it was just one incident. However, they have charged Aryan with conspiracy under section 29. It is general, vague situation. Their charge of conspiracy is to cover section 27A and once it is invoked, the bar for granting bail under section 37 of the NDPS Act kicks in. There is no past conviction in this case.”

Mukul Rohatgi on behalf of Aryan Khan said, “There is no case of conspiracy at all. There is no abetment. I am not in any master-servant relationship. That’s the position of all the facts before court. I am not admitting any consumption or use.”

NCB’s counsel ASG Anil Singh opposing Aryan’s bail plea on Thursday said, “Applicant Aryan Khan is not a first hand consumer. He is regular consumer since last 2 years as per records. The records which are relied upon. One is secret note on information of drugs 11-12 persons going on cruise. Out of 11, 8 were apprehended. Voluntary panchanama, voluntary statement, mobile phone and WhatsApp chats on digital device, these are records even produced before special court. Aachit (accused no 17) is a drug peddler and he was apprehended later and not on cruise. My contention is that applicant having dealt with or even if attempts to deal with, then section 28 squarely applies and if he’s is a part of conspiracy, then section 29 applies. So the person who is not actually found in possession of drug but there was an attempt to deal with commercial quantity. He is a part of conspiracy which relates commercial quantity.”

He added, “There is a case that person might not have consumed the drug but if he’s in possession of it can be booked under NDPS Act. Even conscious possession. Arbaaz is his childhood friend. He had gone to the house of Aryan. Both travelled from house of Aryan in the car till the international cruise terminal where they were intercepted. They were to stay in same room had they boarded the cruise. Accused Aryan was found in conscious possession of contraband.”

The Bombay HC granted bail to Aryan Khan and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. HC allowed their pleas against rejection of their bail applications by special NDPS court in NCB drug case.

Bollywood celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Hrithik Roshan, Pooja Bhatt, Sussanne Khan, Suniel Shetty, Hansal Mehta and Mika Singh among others showed their support for Shah Rukh Khan and his family following Aryan Khan’s arrest.

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