Rhea Chakraborty was arrested in a drug case last month.
Mumbai / New Delhi:
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was released on bail today after nearly a month in jail on drug charges related to the Sushant Singh Rajput investigation. Her brother Showik was denied clemency. The two were arrested in early September on charges of arranging drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput, a 34-year-old movie star who was found dead in her Mumbai home on June 14. demolished the Office of Narcotics Control case against the 28-year-old actor, who was accused of being “an active member of a drug union.” The Superior Court said that she was not part of a chain of drug traffickers. The order also noted that the investigation had found that Sushant Singh Rajput was used to acquire drugs and that many others assisted him.
These are the main points made by the judge:
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There is no other criminal record against Rhea Chakraborty. She is not part of a drug trafficking chain. She has not remitted the medications allegedly purchased by her to another person for other monetary benefits. Since you have no criminal record, there are reasonable grounds to believe that you are unlikely to commit any crime while on bail.
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Rhea Chakraborty’s actions cannot be extended to allege harboring (drugs) for Sushant Singh Rajput. “I cannot agree with the proposition that giving money to someone else for using drugs would encourage that habit and would mean ‘funding’ or ‘harboring’ as provided in Section 27A of the NDPS Act (Drug Financing Act, directly or indirectly). “
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The investigation did not reveal any commercial amounts of drugs found in either Rhea Chakraborty or the home of Sushant Singh Rajput. There is nothing at this stage to show that (Rhea) committed any crime involving commercial amounts of contraband.
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The judge did not agree that celebrities and role models should be treated harshly to set an example for the young generation and not be encouraged to commit such crimes. “I disagree. They are all equal before the law. No celebrity or role model enjoys special privilege before the Court of Justice. Similarly, that person does not incur any special responsibility when facing the law in the courts. Courts. Each case will have to be decided on its own merits, regardless of the situation of the accused. “
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There is no basis for the drug investigation agency’s concern that Rhea Chakraborty could alert other witnesses or destroy evidence. Noting that the agency did not seek her custody, the judge said that meant they were satisfied with her questioning and that she had cooperated in that investigation.
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