The Bombay High Court has recently granted bail to Rhea Chakraborty. She was in jail for nearly a month over drugs-related charges in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. However bail of her brother Showik was denied.
Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said: Rhea Chakraborty will spend her night after a month in her own bed.
The Mumbai Police had warned the media against chasing celebrities and others and endangering lives after the actor’s bail.
Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner, Sangram Singh Nishandar told reporters: “You cannot endanger your life, the life of that person or normal people walking on the roads. It’s an offence.”
While granting bail to Rhea Chakraborty, the Bombay High Court all but demolished the Narcotics Control Bureau’s case against the actor, who was accused of being an active member of a drug syndicate. The High Court said she was not a part of a chain of drug dealers.
The order also noted that the investigation had found Sushant Singh Rajput used to procure drugs and many others helped him.
“Since she has no criminal antecedents, there are reasonable grounds for believing that she is not likely to commit any offence while on bail,” the order said
Rhea Chakraborty has been asked to submit ₹ 1 lakh as bond and mark her presence daily at the nearest police station for 10 days after her release. She also has to hand over her passport and cannot travel abroad without the court’s permission.
The High Court, while granting bail, said simply providing money for a particular transaction or other transactions will not be financing of that activity” and allegations of spending money in procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput “do not mean that she had financed illicit traffic. The court noted that the actor’s charges did not involve commercial quantity of drugs.
The court also disagreed with the drugs agency’s argument that celebrities and role models should be treated harshly to set an example.
The Judge said: “I do not agree. Everybody is equal before law. No celebrity or role model enjoys any special privilege before the court of law. Similarly, such person also does not incur any special liability when he faces law in the courts. Each case will have to be decided on its own merits irrespective of the status of the accused.”
