showik, 24, was arrested on September 4 by the NCB, which is probing the drugs angle to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his Bandra home on June 14
Showik Chakraborty
The Special NDPS court on Wednesday granted bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik in drugs case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Following the order, he was released from Taloja Central Jail in the evening.
Showik, 24, was arrested on September 4 by the NCB, which is probing the drugs angle to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his Bandra home on June 14.
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Rhea, who was arrested in the same case, was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on October 7.
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While granting bail to Showik, the special NDPS court cited the recent Supreme Court verdict, which said that the statement or confession before the NCB was not admissible before the court.
Senior lawyer Abad Ponda and Ayaz Khan appearing for Showik also argued before the court that confession under Section 67 of NDPS Act was inadmissible as evidence according to the SC order. They also said that apart from the confessional statement, NCB had nothing else against Showik.
Showik had approached the special NDPS court on November 1 after his bail was rejected by the HC. Showik had pointed out in his bail plea how he had been falsely implicated in the case and that no drugs were seized from him during the investigations.
(With inputs from Faizan Khan)
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