Rhea Chakraborty Denied Bail on the ground that is she be released she can tamper evidence.
On rejecting actor Rhea Chakraborty’s bail plea on September 11, the special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court said, “The investigation is at preliminary stage and if the accused is released on bail then she will tamper the prosecution evidence.”
Rhea has been charged under Section 8(c) (produce, manufacture, possess, sell, purchase, transport, warehouse, use, consume, import); 20(b)(ii) (punishment for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis where such contravention relates to small quantity, involves quantity lesser than commercial quantity but greater than small quantity, involves commercial quantity); 22 (punishment for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances); 27A (punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders); 28 (punishment for attempts to commit offences); and 29 (punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the NDPS Act.
In the 16-page order, the court recorded, “Rhea and late Sushant Singh Rajput were in leaving-in relationship. It is alleged that she procured drug for Sushant Singh Rajput by financing, them for that she had asked her brother Showik to arrange for the drug and for them drug were arranged from the accused Zaid Vilatra and Abdel Basit. NCB had recovered WhatsApp chats and other electronic evidence. Some amount is also transferred via credit card of accused. Further, in the present crime there is recovery of commercial quantity of LSD from accused Anuj Keshwani. The investigation is at preliminary stage, therefore, from the available record, it can not be said that there are no reasonable grounds to connect the Rhea.”
The court also said, “According to the prosecution Rhea has taken the names of other persons. The investigation in respect of those persons is in process. If she is released on bail then she will alert those persons and they will destroy the evidence.”
SOURCE: https://www.thehindu.com/
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