After the delay in the court process because Covid-19 norms were being rejected, Plea Bail Aryan Khan died for a fiery start with his legal counsel questioning 20 days in detention.
Lawyers beat Rohatgi argued that the Aryan case would be under section 8 (c), 27 and 20 (b) and not part of 27a.
“My case is far from part 27a,” he said.
Section 8 (c) – Production, Manufacturing, Ownership, Selling, Purchasing, Transportation, Warehouse, Use, Consumption, Inter-State Import and Export, Import to and from India Part 27 – Punishment for consumption of narcotics drugs or psychotropic substances.
Section 20 (b) – marijuana ownership is an offer that can be punished.
27 (a) – Punishment for financing prohibited traffic and hiding offenders.
He continued “out of the condition of twins for guarantees, part 37 does not apply because 27A does not have an application.
Part 64a has immunity from prosecution if you are charged under 27 and you go to rehabilitation.”
Questioning Aryan’s time in prison when he was not found with drugs in his ownership or proved to have consumed, Rohatgi said, “I argue the actual case is not there to me.
My case does not have or consumption.
In the US and some parts of the world, Legal marijuana.
With a summary of this fact, what I say is that there are no cases.
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He then asked, “There is no consumption, no ownership …
Why has this boy sent 20 days in prison?”
NCB said the probe into cases has so far revealed the role of Arya Khan in the procurement of prohibited, transportation and consumption of drugs.
The agency said the Prima Facie investigation had revealed that Aryan Khan was used to buy medicines from his friend Arbaaz Merchant, also accused in this case.
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“The Petitioner (Aryan Khan) is related to several people abroad which seems to be part of the international drug network for the procurement of illegal drugs,” he said.
Affidavit further said even though there was no recovery from Aryan Khan, he had “participated in conspiracy”.
“The Prima Facie investigation has revealed that this applicant is not just a consumer of medicines that try to be made by him,” he said.
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The applicant has not made any case for guarantee enlargement, prime facie and / or vice versa, NCB said.
“The role of the Petitioner (Arya Khan) in the Tomb Commission and serious violations under the NDPS law, including drug trafficking, it appears to consider the Nexus and the Relationship of the Petitioner with those accused in this case,” said Affidavit.
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He added that there had been a recovery of the number of intermediary drugs from being accused of in this case and therefore, the case of Aryan Khan could not be seen in isolation.
“Conspiracy materials are clear and clear,” said information from it, adding that in such cases the quantum recovery of drugs from an individual accused becomes insignificant.