No positive evidence to show Aryan Khan, 2 others conspired to commit drug-related offences: Bombay HC
"There is hardly any positive evidence on record to convince this court that all accused with common intention agreed to commit unlawful act," the Bombay High Court said in its 14-page order while granting bail to Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.
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It further explained that "merely because Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha were travelling on the same cruise," that by itself cannot be termed as "satisfying foundation" for invoking provisions of Section 29 against them.
"The court has already observed that there is no material on record to infer that applicants have hatched a conspiracy to commit the offence. That being so, at this stage, it is difficult to infer that the applicants are involved in an offence of commercial quantity. As such, parameters laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act will be of hardly any consequence while considering the prayer for grant of bail of the applicants," the High Court said.
All three accused were granted bail by the Bombay High Court on October 28. The court also noted that Aryan Khan was not in possession of drugs while the other two had "small quantities" of drugs under the NDPS Act.
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"Aryan Khan is concerned, but for irrelevant WhatsApp chats noticed in his mobile," the court remarked.
An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2. Eight persons were detained for questioning by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the drug seizure on the cruise ship. All of eight persons, including Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, were later arrested.
-PTC News
