Actress
Ragini
Dwivedi,
who
was
arrested
in
connection
with
the
Sandalwood
drugs
case
on
September
4,
2020,
was
granted
bail
by
the
Supreme
Court
on
Thursday
(January
21,
2021).
The
actress
was
reportedly
granted
bail
after
she
challenged
Karnataka
High
Court's
order
that
rejected
her
bail
in
November,
2020.
As
per
the
apex
court's
order,
Section
37
of
the
NDPS
(Narcotic
Drugs
and
Psychotropic
Substances
Act,
1985)
had
been
wrongly
invoked,
and
the
only
offence
that
the
actress
could
be
charged
with
is
under
Section
27
(b),
which
is
for
consumption
of
drugs.
The
court
said,
"This
being
the
case
found,
it
can
be
said
that
Section
37
was
wrongly
invoked
by
the
Sessions
Court
and
High
Court.
With
this
out
of
the
way,
this
is
the
case
in
which
bail
must
follow.
As
a
result
of
which,
we
set
aside
the
judgment
of
the
High
Court
and
enlarge
the
petitioner
(Ragini
Dwivedi)
on
bail." Notably,
Ragini
also
claimed
that
the
prosecution
framed
her
in
a
false
case
only
for
the
sake
of
public
attention.
The
30-year-old
actress
was
summoned
by
the
CCB
(Central
Crime
Branch)
on
September
3,
2020,
for
investigation.
She
was
later
arrested
in
Bangalore
for
allegedly
procuring,
consuming
and
distributing
drugs
at
high-end
parties
and
other
related
events
after
a
raid
was
held
at
her
residence.