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Aryan Khan Hearing Highlights: High Court Adjourns Aryan Khan's Bail Plea Till Tomorrow

Aryan Khan Drugs Case Highlights: The hearing will resume on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 pm.

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Aryan Khan Case Highlights: Aryan Khan has been in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail since October 8

Mumbai:

Aryan Khan's jail stay was extended by another day as the hearing on his bail request in the Bombay High Court was posted to tomorrow.

The hearing will resume on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 pm.

In today's arguments, former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi argued that Aryan Khan was a "young man" who should be sent to rehab rather than jail.

The 23-year-old star son was arrested on October 3 after a drugs raid on a cruise ship party by Narcotics Control Bureau officers in disguise.

He has been in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail since October 8. His lawyers have repeatedly argued that no drugs were found on him. The special anti-drugs court that denied him bail last week said he knew about charas hidden in his friend Arbaaz Merchant's shoe, and this amounted to "conscious possession".

Here are the Highlights on Aryan Khan's Case:

Oct 26, 2021 22:23 (IST)
Mumbai NCB has summoned Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the drugs on cruise case, for questioning tomorrow. He will be questioned by NCB team reaching Mumbai from Delhi tomorrow, in connection with his allegations of corruption, news agency ANI reported quoting Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Oct 26, 2021 21:21 (IST)
2 Accused In Drugs-On-Cruise Case Involving Aryan Khan Get Bail
Two of the 20 accused in Mumbai's drugs-on-cruise case, Manish Rajgaria and Avin Sahu, got bail from the special court hearing the case today. The bail plea of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is pending before the Bombay High Court, which adjourned the hearing on it today. The hearing will continue tomorrow.

Manish Rajgaria, accused number 11 in the case, was arrested in possession of 2.4 grams of ganja. He was released with a bond amount of Rs 50,000. Avin Sahu was accused of consuming contraband twice. They were arrested as the cruise ship returned to Mumbai.

Unlike the case of Aryan Khan, there was no WhatsApp or iMessage chats in the case of Manish Rajgaria, his lawyer argued.  His lawyer, Ajay Dubey, had also argued that there was no progress in the investigation against him. The detailed order in the matter is awaited.

Avin Sahu's lawyer Sana Ali Khan told NDTV, "I have been able to show the difference between the cases of the other accused and my client."
Oct 26, 2021 19:48 (IST)
NCB Team To Probe Anti-Drugs Officer Sameer Wankhede In Mumbai Tomorrow
A five-member team from the vigilance section of the Narcotics Control Bureau will go to Mumbai tomorrow to investigate the allegations against Sameer Wankhede, the zonal officer in charge of the drugs on cruise ship case. The agency had ordered a vigilance inquiry into the bribery allegations made against the officer by a man named as a witness in the case. Mr Wankhede is also facing a series of allegations from Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik that range from extortion to illegal phone tapping and cornering quota meant for Scheduled Castes through forged documents.

Tweeting a letter with 26 allegations, Mr Malik has been insistent that the officer be investigated. Earlier today, the drugs control agency's Deputy Director General Mutha Ashok Jain said they will take necessary action in the matter.
Oct 26, 2021 18:50 (IST)
Pics Of Officer With Absconding Aryan Khan Case Witness Fuel Payoffs Row
NCB officer Sameer Wankhede - linked to a Rs 8 crore payoff - and KP Gosavi - the agency's 'independent witness' whose unfettered access to Aryan has raised questions - can be seen in pictures that seem to strengthen critics' claims about the Aryan Khan drugs case being a "fake".

The images - taken on the same day (October 2) the agency raided a cruise ship anchored off the Mumbai coast and arrested Aryan Khan and seven others - are from inside offices at the city's port.

They also show Mr Wankhede with Manish Bhanusali - a BJP worker who claimed to have supplied information that led to the raid, and was seen with two of those arrested on the raid night.
Oct 26, 2021 18:27 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case | Accused Manish Rajgaria granted bail by city-based special NDPS Court, says his lawyer Ajay Dubey, according to news agency ANI

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Oct 26, 2021 18:23 (IST)
Anti-drug agency NCB's 5-member team to go to Mumbai tomorrow to probe allegations against officer Sameer Wankhede
Oct 26, 2021 18:20 (IST)
"Young Boys... Rehab, Not Trial," Aryan Khan's Lawyer Tells Court
Aryan Khan's bail plea - his third since his arrest on October 3 - was heard by the Bombay High Court Tuesday afternoon, with former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi part of a high-powered legal team.

Earlier the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) accused Pooja Dadlani, who is the manager of Aryan's father, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, of trying to influence witnesses. Aryan Khan has said he had nothing to do with payoff allegations involving Sameer Wankhede.
Oct 26, 2021 18:07 (IST)
JustIn | Hearing on bail application of accused Aryan Khan has been adjourned for tomorrow by the Bombay High Court
Oct 26, 2021 18:04 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Court: How much time will you take?
Amit Desai: I will take 45 mins. 
ASG: I will also take 45 mins
Court: Then we keep it tomorrow
Oct 26, 2021 18:04 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai (for Arbaaz Merchant): But the law of conspiracy, the first principles of conspiracy is that there must be an agreement to do an illegal activity.

1) There must be evidence of agreement prior to commission of the act. 
2) There has to be some material at that point to show that there was conspiracy amongst three people who were arrested first but they did not invoke 29
Oct 26, 2021 18:03 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai (for Arbaaz Merchant): The others against whom conspiracy and 29 is alleged are produced on the next day. 

The entire case is based on the statements, the recovery and the WhatsApp chats... 

Whatever is being argued today is based in the bulk of evidence which was with then from October 2-3
Oct 26, 2021 18:02 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai (for Arbaaz Merchant): Arbaaz Merchant's arrest memo is identical as that of Aryan Khan

Mr Desai reads out memo

What your lordship will mark here is Section 27 is offence of consumption, 20(b) is use, purchase and possession.

Now they accosted a group of people, Merchant and Khan before the others. The first three were produced on Sunday and others on next day. 

So Section 27 and 20(b) but what happens to 29?

Because that is important. So now let us also see 42(1)(d). Reason to believe commission of offence under this act.
Oct 26, 2021 17:59 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai (for Arbaaz Merchant): Did the NCB believe on the afternoon of October 2 & when they exercise power of arrest, they exercise it for Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha

The principles say that the person who is to be arrested should be told about the grounds
Oct 26, 2021 17:56 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai (for Arbaaz Merchant): Whatever my learned friend argued regarding the rigours of Section 37 applying should have sufficed in trial court only. 

The umbrella conspiracy, to try and rope in anybody and everybody, is what is being used in this matter. 

It is not a case of 1 year punishment but because there is umbrella conspiracy, and commercial quantity rigours apply
Oct 26, 2021 17:45 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Court asks if there are any urgent matters on the board which can be taken first.

Court associate calls out other matters.

Calls out from Serial No. 59
Oct 26, 2021 17:44 (IST)
Aryan Khan Drugs Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Advocate Subhash Jha: On October 20, your lordships had risen early. 

Court: I am sensitive to your concerns hence I sit till 7. Else I can sit till 4.30 and curtail my board. 

Are you saying that your applications are intentionally not being circulated?

Advocate Subhash Jha: That day my application was not listed..

Court: But I was not expecting this from you. 
But I will hear you.

Satish Maneshinde (also for Aryan Khan): Mine is not the only matter.
Oct 26, 2021 17:40 (IST)
Aryan Khan Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Advocate Subhash Jha: There is preliminary application, and that is by the members of the bar as well. That there is precedence given to this matter over the 100s other pending applications

Court: Mr Jha you appear in my court, everyday. I do not rise without completing my board. Whosoever comes to court gets a hearing.
Oct 26, 2021 17:38 (IST)
Aryan Khan Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Amit Desai is appearing for Arbaaz Merchant

Advocate Subhash Jha has field an intervention application. The court points it out.
Oct 26, 2021 17:37 (IST)
Aryan Khan Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Mukul Rohatgi (for Aryan Khan): Now this paragraph has mention of manager (Pooja Dadlani), and I filed a rejoinder saying that I am mot making any allegations against the officers or panchnamas and I have no connection

I am respectfully submitting that I am not making any allegation. This is a normal case except for this unsavoury comments.

I respectfully submit that this case is for bail.

Oct 26, 2021 17:34 (IST)
Aryan Khan Case Court Update according to Bar & Bench | Mukul Rohatgi (for Aryan Khan): This case is important in media because of his parents. 

Now going to the unsavoury controversy. 

Mr Rohatgi reads out Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) reply para 4



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