Aryan Khan Drugs Case: Bombay High Court To Continue Hearing Bail Plea Tomorrow
The hearing on the bail application of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in connection with a drugs case has been adjourned for tomorrow (October 28, 2021) by the Bombay High Court.
The
hearing
on
the
bail
application
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
son
Aryan
Khan
in
connection
with
a
drugs
case
has
been
adjourned
for
tomorrow
(October
28,
2021)
by
the
Bombay
High
Court.
The
hearing
held
today
was
for
bail
of
Aryan
as
well
as
Arbaaz
Merchant,
Munmun
Dhamecha.
However,
it
is
set
to
continue
tomorrow,
as
Additional
Solicitor
General
Anil
Singh
could
not
conclude
his
arguments
in
time.
The
hearing
started
with
senior
counsel
Amit
Desai's
arguments
for
the
bail
of
Arbaz
Merchant.
He
asked
the
court,
"Law
is
bail
is
the
rule
and
jail
is
exception,
now
it
is
that
arrest
is
the
rule
and
bail
is
exception."
He
argued
that
the
three
were
arrested
for
consumption
as
mentioned
on
their
arrest
memo,
while
the
case
being
build
against
them
is
about
conspiracy.
"If
these
are
three
individuals
doing
individual
act,
then
what
should
have
been
the
action
punishable
under
14(1)(a).
After
due
application
of
mind
3
people
were
arrested
under
20(b)
and
27
but
what
was
the
need
to
arrest
them?
There
was
no
conspiracy," Amit
told
the
court.
Demolishing
the
case
of
conspiracy,
Amit
added
that
the
three
did
not
consume
drugs
and
no
evidence
has
been
recovered
from
the
Whatsapp
chats.
Meanwhile,
Aryan
Khan's
lawyer
Mukul
Rohatgi
argued
"Article
22
of
the
Constitution
is
more
important
than
section
50
of
CrPC.
No
person
who
is
arrested
not
be
held
without
being
informed
of
the
grounds
of
arrest
and
such
person
shall
have
the
right
to
consult
a
lawyer
of
his
choice.
If
there
is
a
constitutional
informity
then
that
cannot
be
cured
by
remand."
"They
had
the
phone.
They
will
tell
you
they
have
WhatsApp
chats.
I
am
handicapped.
I
do
not
know
what
they
have.
They
chose
to
mislead
the
court.
I
had
nothing
with
me," he
added.
Mukul
Rohatgi
also
told
the
court
that
no
drugs
were
recovered
from
Aryan
at
the
time
of
the
arrest,
his
arrest
memo
is
identical
to
others.
"What
it
refers
to
are
items
not
recovered
from
me.
There
is
a
legal
connotation
for
this.
The
law
says
you
must
give
true
and
correct
grounds
for
this.
Persons
arrested
have
the
right
to
be
informed
of
arrest
and
grounds
of
bail"," he
added.
Aryan
is
currently
lodged
in
Arthur
Road
jail
in
Mumbai
along
with
Arbaaz
Merchant,
Munmun
Dhamecha.
SRK's
son
has
been
in
judicial
custody
for
over
two
weeks.
Last
week
Aryan's
custody
was
extended
till
October
30.