Aryan Khan moves Sessions Court seeking bail in Cruise ship drug case

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, has moved the Mumbai Sessions Court seeking bail in the cruise ship drug case, in which he is the prime accused.

Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 2, 2021 after the NCB raided a cruise enroute to Goa from Mumbai.

Khan was charged with offences under Section 8(c), 20(b), 27, 28, 29 and 35 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

He had been remanded to NCB custody till October 4 which was extended till October 7, 2021.

Thereafter, he was remanded to judicial custody after which Khan immediately moved for bail, including an application for interim bail.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate RM Nerlikar had rejected the bail application, holding that the application was not maintainable as only special court of sessions is entitled to hear the bail plea.

In light of the order, Khan moved the special court under the NDPS Act seeking bail.

The application is likely to be heard on Monday, October 11.

Read Magistrate order rejecting bail here.

Read Aryan Khan's version of events as it happened leading up to his arrest here.