The Bombay High Court granted bail to Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai cruise drugs case on October 28, 2021.
His two other friends, Munmun Dhameecha and Arbaaz Merchant were also granted bail.
Aryan Khan Drugs case hearing and bail process
Aaj Tak Live: Aryan Khan walks out of Mumbai Arthur Road Jail
Aryan Khan was represented by Mukul Rohatgi, the former Attorney General of India (AGI). In the court for the hearing before Justice Nitin Sambre, he was the lead counsel along with Satish Maneshinde and senior counsel Amit Desai.
Aryan Khan, Munmun Dhameecha, and Arbaaz Merchant were granted bailAryan was arrested on October 3, and he got bail on the 25th day after the arrest. Nitin Sambre has kept the exact bail order for tomorrow, so Aryan Khan will not go out of jail until then. After the bail news, Arbaaz’s father, Aslam Merchant, said that his family spent 34,560 minutes waiting for this moment, adding that Aryan too is like a son to him.
Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) reaction
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) opposed Aryan Khan’s bail plea, claiming that he was not just a drug consumer but was also involved in drug trafficking. However, ASG Anil Singh stated in court that Aryan just had drugs, and he is not a regular consumer of drugs.
NCB stated that he was also connected with drug peddlers, and the drugs found with him were of commercial quantity. Hence they invoked NDPS sections 28 and 29 since they knew the grounds and this arrest was not illegal.
Bail granted but not released
However, the high court granted bail to Aryan, Arbaaz, and Munmun, but they were not released immediately. They will probably walk out on Friday or Saturday once the court order is out in detail. Former AGI, Mukul Rohatgi, who represented Aryan in court, said after the order.
NCB also claimed that Aryan Khan and a woman named Pooja Dadlani, Shah Rukh Khan’s manager, were tampering with the evidence and witnesses involved in the case to derail the ongoing investigation.
Celebration outside Mannat!
Maharashtra: Fans of actor Shah Rukh Khan celebrate outside his residence 'Mannat' in Mumbai after Bombay High Court granted bail to his son Aryan in the drugs-on-cruise case pic.twitter.com/QytqfgFYnH
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2021
Celebs hailing the court’s order
Many Bollywood celebs came forward to congratulate Aryan and Shahrukh Khan. Actor R. Madhavan and Sonu Sood tweeted thanking and hailing the court’s order.
समय जब न्याय करता है,
तब गवाहों की जरूरत नहीं होती।— sonu sood (@SonuSood) October 28, 2021
Thank god . As a father I am So relieved .. … May all good and positive things happen.
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) October 28, 2021
