Bombay High Court grants bail to Rhea Chakraborty 

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty in an alleged drugs case surfaced in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Rhea was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh whereas HC rejected the bail of her brother Showik  Chakraborty  and alleged drug peddler Abdel Basit Parihar.

The Bombay HC has granted bail with few conditions. Rhea cannot leave the country without court’s permission. The court has also directed Rhea to appear to her nearest police station for ten days after her release. She is being asked to deposit her passport with the investigating agency and inform the investigating officer in case she has to leave Greater Mumbai.

The HC declined the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) plea to stay on the operation order for a week. The bench said that stringent conditions have been imposed for grant of bail. A single-judge bench of Justice Sarang V Kotwal also granted bail to Sushant Singh Rajput’s cook Dipesh Sawant and his domestic help Samuel Miranda on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 each. They are directed to be available for further investigation whenever asked and further conditions can be imposed for a limited period.

Rhe, was arrested by the NCB on September 8, on charges of being a part of a drug syndicate operating in Mumbai. Her brother Showik was arrested on September 4. Her bail plea was rejected by the special court, following which she has filed an appeal before the Bombay High Court. Since her arrest, Rhea Chakraborty has been in Byculla jail cell.  A special court had yesterday extended their judicial custody till October 20.

Advocate Satish Maneshinde, appearing for Rhea and Showik, had submitted that the investigations carried out by NCB. Rhea, in her plea, had alleged a ‘witch hunt’ against her by NCB at the instance of central agencies which have mandate in ‘investigation of international ramifications’ but have found no evidence against her. Rhea also alleged that she and her brother were used by Sushant Singh Rajput to procure drugs for him.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is separately probing a case against Rhea Chakraborty and others for allegedly abetting the actor’s suicide. Rhea was reportedly in a relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput.