Aryan Khan, Rhea Chakraborty, Salman Khan: Actors who turned to lawyer Satish Maneshinde for legal help
Have you been hearing the name of Satish Maneshinde a lot whenever there is a major controversy in Bollywood? Well, that is because the senior lawyer is no stranger to Bollywood. He has become the go-to lawyer for many celebrities following his success rate in handling some high-profile cases. From the ongoing Aryan Khan case to Rhea Chakraborty drug case to Salman Khan’s drunk driving case, here are some Bollywood stars he has defended in the past...
Aryan Khan
After the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the cruise drug raid on October 2, the superstar hired Satish Maneshinde to defend his son. The lawyer argued that his client, Aryan Khan, was invited to the cruise event as a guest and no banned substance has been recovered from him.
The NCB was granted extended custody of Aryan and others accused in the ongoing drugs case till October 7. It was reported on Monday that the star kids confessed to consuming drugs for the past four years.
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Salman Khan
Satish Maneshinde came under the spotlight after he took up Salman Khan’s drunk driving case in 2002. The lawyer successfully secured bail for the ‘Dabangg’ star in the case. He was later acquitted by the court. Not only this, the lawyer also defended Salman in the infamous blackbuck poaching case of 1998.
Rhea Chakraborty
More recently, Maneshinde made news when he took up Rhea Chakraborty’s case after late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father filed a case against the actress of criminal conspiracy and alleged financial fraud post the actor's tragic demise. He also represented her brother Showik Chakraborty in the same case. Both were later granted bail.
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Sanjay Dutt
In the year 1993, Maneshinde had represented Sanjay Dutt in the Bombay bomb blast case. He was reportedly one of the lawyers in the legal team that defended him in the Arms Act case of 2007. He was successful in securing bail for Dutt at that time even though the actor faced serious charges.