Aryan Khan Drug Case: He has been kept in the quarantine cell of Mumbai's Arthur Road jail.
Highlights
- Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan was denied bail by a Mumbai Court on Friday
- Mumbai sessions court agreed to hear Aryan Khan's bail plea on Wednesday
- He was arrested on October 3 in connection with the drugs-on-cruise case
Mumbai sessions court has agreed to hear the bail plea of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday after Narcotics Control Bureau files reply.
The court asked the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file its reply on Wednesday morning and argue in the same matter in the second half of the same day.
A Mumbai Magistrate court had on Thursday sent Aryan, son of Bollywood star Shah rukh Khan and seven others to judicial custody for 14 days.
On Friday, the Esplanade court rejected the bail plea of Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, in the case related to the seizure of drugs following a raid at a party on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.
An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2 night.
Eight persons including Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha, Vikrant Chhoker, Ismeet Singh, Nupur Sarika, Gomit Chopra and Mohak Jaswal were produced before Mumbai's Esplanade Court on October 4 which remanded them to NCB custody till October 7. They were arrested on October 3 in connection with the drug seizure on the cruise ship.
Here are the Highlights on Mumbai Drug Bust Case involving Aryan Khan:
Mumbai cruise drug raid: Special NDPS court to hear bail plea of Aryan Khan on Wednesday
A Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court in Mumbai on Monday said that it would hear on Wednesday the bail plea of Aryan Khan, accused in Mumbai cruise drug bust case.
The court asked the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file its reply on Wednesday morning and argue in the same matter in the second half of the same day.
"It is natural that if the bail application is rejected by a court, we move to the higher court. We''ve filed the bail application here (Special NDPS court in Mumbai). Hearing is likely to take place today," Maneshinde told media persons before the hearing.
A Mumbai Magistrate court had on Thursday sent Aryan, son of Bollywood star Shah rukh Khan and seven others to judicial custody for 14 days.
On Friday, the Esplanade court rejected the bail plea of Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, in the case related to the seizure of drugs following a raid at a party on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.
Just In| Aryan Khan's bail plea to be heard on Wednesday after anti-drugs agency files reply
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): As an officer of the Court, the Chief Principal Judge's direction, everyone is here at risk. If your honour does not allow that, whoever is not necessary will not be allowed in court.
Court: But they all have come to hear you
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): There is an SOP which is in place ... I am asking for some balancing, that what is happening here should not happen that day.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): As and when your honour gets free, we will begin our submissions.
Court: As far as arguments are concerned, we will see on Wednesday as and how it proceeds.
Court: I will list it on Wednesday.
Adv Chimelkar: There is a difficulty, kindly keep it on Thursday
Adv Desai: We asked you for Tuesday, you asked for Thursday. Court is saying Wednesday, respect the Court a little.
SPP Sethna (for NCB): As per Desai's submissions, his matter deserves priority. The other matters, their quantities are different. It will not be humanely possible for us to file replies to all applications. Let the matters start from the first produced
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Let us keep it on Wednesday morning.
SPP Sethna: Milords may list it in the afternoon.
SPP Sethna (for NCB): With utmost respect to all lawyers and seniors, there is no urgency in this matter. We were only served with the (bail) application yesterday ...
SPP Sethna (for NCB): My learned friend is fair in asking for 2 days. Normally we ask for 7 days.
Adv Maneshinde (for Aryan Khan): This is not a normal case.
Adv Ayaz Khan states that his application was filed the first and served already.
Adv Desai urges that the application be heard separately as the allegations are different.
SPP Sethna (for NCB): No, no, that will destroy my case ...
SPP Chimelkar: This is a case of conspiracy.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Today afternoon (for hearing the case) is what I am praying for, or worst case, tomorrow. They are ready, this matter was argued. ASG was there and Maneshinde was there.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): This is a question of someone's personal liberty. Why should my liberty be kept for administrative reasons of the NCB?
Adv Desai(for Aryan Khan): Kindly heel this for urgent hearing.
Adv Maneshinde: Apart from that, they are saying 24 hours.
SPP Chimelkar (for NCB): Normally, NCB takes a week to file reply. The facts that they have been saying are not correct facts. The picture is not as rosy as it seems.
SPP Chimelkar (for NCB): We will even place on record the investigation papers. Give me at least 2-3 days.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): They want 2 days ... they had 2 days since Friday because the application was served. The NCB was working and making arrests as can be seen from the press reports.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Two facts that are important for date: 1) This person admittedly is not found in possession of him 2) Necessity of time... they did argue bail application on Friday. It was heard and rejected and hence we are here.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Considering the peculiar facts of this case, probably, in the first group, he is the only person without any recovery and no material.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Magistrate applies his mind on the bail application and he only rejects it on maintainability. We are not disputing the jurisdictional aspect. The papers are forwarded to the Sessions Court
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): We are in the hands of the Court when justice needs to be done. The accused has been charged with an offence with punishment only for a year.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): My learned friend (SPP Chimalker) is new to the matter, so am I.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): So far as this boy is concerned, he has spent 7 days in custody. There is nothing with him, no other material.
Matter mentioned
Adv Maneshinde (for Aryan Khan): There are a couple of applications to be mentioned. It appears there is only one application in Court.
Adv Maneshinde (for Aryan Khan): I served them on Friday electronically and physically and we are waiting for their response.
SPP Chimalker (for NCB): We will require time to file replies. I appear with ASG Anil Singh. Investigation is being agthered. It is ongoing. I will pray for one week.
Adv Maneshinde (for Aryan Khan): All our applications are identical almost except for the roles. If there is a development, then they won't require so much time.
Sr Adv Amit Desai (for Aryan Khan): So far as our applicant is concerned, person connected in the case are not allowed ... Today is the time of health. I don't know how many persons unconnected are not allowed in court.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Of course NCB is doing its duty. From what I have seen from the record for my person, from last Sunday till this Friday, he was in custody. Only a statement was recorded on Sunday.
Adv Desai (for Aryan Khan): Bail does not stop investigation. But the man has been in for a week. After looking at case diary and other persons, it was concluded that PC (police custody) is not required.
Update| Special Public Prosecutor for NCB Advait Sethna arrives.
Update| Defence team led by Senior Advocate Amit Desai arrive in court.
Update| Aryan Khan's lawyer Satish Maneshinde says, "It is natural that if bail application is rejected by a court, we move to the higher court. We've filed the bail application here (Special NDPS court in Mumbai). Hearing is likely to take place today."
Nigerian national held in Mumbai cruise drug raid, 20th arrest in case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a Nigerian national, marking the twentieth arrest in the Mumbai cruise drug bust case, the agency said on Sunday.
Based on preliminary interrogation of the accused, the Mumbai unit of the NCB launched follow-up operations in the matter on the evening of Saturday (October 9).
A team of NCB, Mumbai mounted surveillance in front of Westin Gate in Oberoi garden city, International Business Park, Yashodham, Goregaon, Mumbai and intercepted one Nigerian national namely Okaro Ouzama along with an intermediate quantity of cocaine yesterday.
This is the 20th arrest in the case according to NCB officials.