Aryan Khan's bail, along with that of Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, was denied by a special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai today.
Special Judge VV Patil had reserved the judgment on 14 October, following an extensive verbal spar between NCB's representative and Khan's lawyer.
Arrested from the cruise ship Cordelia on 3 October, Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan has been in jail since 8 October, which brings the total duration of his custody to 17 days.
The trio was arrested for alleged conspiracy, possession, consumption, purchase and trafficking of drugs.
The trio is presently in judicial custody. While Khan and Merchant are lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai, Dhamecha is lodged at the Byculla women's prison.
Khan and others accused in the case have been booked for offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b), 27, 28, 29 and 35 of the NDPS Act.
Here's a recap of the arguments that were presented by both the camps on 14 October:
What did Aryan Khan's lawyer Amit Desai say?
Senior Advocate Amit Desai had rooted for Khan and asked the court to "let him be a free man" arguing that bail could be granted to Aryan Khan as it would not take away the NCB’s right to investigate the case and accused NCB of crossing a line by opposing Aryan’s bail application.
He had also pointed out that NCB custody for Khan was allowed as a bailable offence to facilitate the investigation. He requested that strict restrictions be imposed upon Aryan instead as this is a case fit for bail.
Read Desai's arguments in detail here
What did ASG Anil Singh say?
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, arguing on behalf of NCB, had argued against the bail application of the son of Bollywood superstar's son, saying that Khan had a "culpable mental state" and has been a "regular consumer" for the last few years.
Singh had said the NCB will ultimately find out how all the factors are connected to each other and establish a case of conspiracy.
Read ASG Singh's arguments in detail here
With inputs from PTI
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