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HC rejects NCB theory that Rhea was part of a drug syndicate
Updated On: 08 October, 2020 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Rubbishing all the absurd charges of the drug police, Bombay High Court grants bail to Chakraborty, saying she is not a drug peddler

A file photo of Rhea leaving the NCB office for Byculla jail
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was released from Byculla women's jail after almost a month as the Bombay High Court granted her conditional bail on Wednesday. While accepting her bail plea, the court rejected NCB's theory that she was part of a drug syndicate. The court in its detailed order has said that section 27A, which is the most stringent section of NDPS Act, was not applicable in Rhea's case. However, it rejected her brother Showik's bail plea and said that he might be part of a larger scheme of things.
Along with Rhea's, the bail applications of Sushant's house help Deepesh Sawant and house manager Samuel Miranda were also accepted by the court. The court in its detailed order has said that section 27A, which is the most stringent section of NDPS Act, was not applicable in Rhea's case.
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