Mumbai: NDPS court rejects second bail plea by Siddharth Pithani in drugs case

Updated: Oct 31, 2021, 11:33 IST

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Special public prosecutor Advait M Sethna opposed the bail plea and said despite the fact that the defence had sought bail on grounds of parity as other accused were released by the court, the plea was rejected. He also argued Section 27A of the NDPS Act for illicit trafficking and harbouring of offenders was attracted in the case.

Mumbai: NDPS court rejects second bail plea by Siddharth Pithani in drugs case

Pithani, in his bail plea, had contended that as the chargesheet was not submitted within 60 days of his arrest, he was entitled to bail.

MUMBAI: A special NDPS court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Siddharth Pithani (28), arrested in the drugs case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Pithani was arrested in May. This was his second attempt to seek bail.
Special public prosecutor Advait M Sethna opposed the bail plea and said despite the fact that the defence had sought bail on grounds of parity as other accused were released by the court, the plea was rejected.He also argued Section 27A of the NDPS Act for illicit trafficking and harbouring of offenders was attracted in the case.
Pithani, in his bail plea, had contended that as the chargesheet was not submitted within 60 days of his arrest, he was entitled to bail.
However, it was contended that considering the stringent sections applied in the case, the chargesheet has to be filed within 180 days. In June, the court had granted him interim bail as his wedding was scheduled on June 26 in Hyderabad. Pithani had submitted a copy of the wedding invite in court. The court granted him interim bail until July 2. Singh’s roommate, Pithani was arrested in Hyderabad on May 26 by Narcotics Control Bureau and brought to the city.

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