Mumbai Cruise Drugs Bust: Here's Everything We Know About Aryan Khan's Ongoing Bail Hearing

The Narcotics Control Bureau's custody of superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan ends today. Senior counsel Satish Maneshinde, who represents the 23-year-old, is defending Khan and making his statements in favor of him. Here's a closer look at today's hearing and everything that has been happening.?

1. The court hearing for the bail pleas of the 3 accused began in court on Friday afternoon.

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2. ASG Anil Singh said bail applications are not maintainable before magistrate's court

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Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, the NCB’s counsel said that the bail applications were not maintainable before the Magistrate's court. Singh also added that Court will first decide if the applications can be heard before it or they need to be heard before a special NDPS court.

3. The NCB raised the maintainability issue of bail plea before the magistrate court.?

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"I am raising the issue of maintainability, and that has to be decided first and then the merits if the case," said the ASG. Questioning the merits of bail plea, The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said they had already informed that it will oppose the bail applications of Shah Rukh Khan's son and others in the drug bust case.

4. Bail should be given on merits: Aryan Khan’s lawyer

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Aryan Khan’s counsel Satish Maneshinde argued that he should be granted bail on merits since no drug was found with him.

5. High Court has been liberal in granting bail: Aryan Khan's lawyer

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While defending Khan, Maneshinde said that the High Court has always been liberal in granting bail even though the prosecution always opposes it.?

6. "I am from a respectable family ad won't abscond"- Maneshinde on behalf of Aryan Khan

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"I am 23-year old with no antecedents. I happen to be from Bollywood. When I reached there they searched me and nothing was found. They went through my mobile and they downloaded all the data. Mobile has been sent for forensic examination. From the first day till today nothing has emerged. Contact with Archit was revealed on the first day and they took their own time. Their contention is I am required for confrontation. That has been rejected by the Supreme Court. Top Court says interrogation, investigation, and confrontation can take place when someone is released on bail: Satish Maneshinde on behalf of Aryan Khan

7. After Aryan Khan's medical check-up at JJ Hospital,? he was escorted to Arthur Road Jail.?

He has been kept in the quarantine cell of Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail.?

Though his RT-PCR report is negative, as per new jail guidelines, any new accused should be kept in a quarantine cell for seven days.

The bail hearing will resume after some time.?