Bombay HC rejects Raj Kundra’s plea challenging arrest, refuses release from custody

Saturday, 7 August 2021Newsdesk

The Bombay High Court on Saturday dismissed pleas by businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe challenging their remand orders passed by the Magistrate Court in the adult films case and seeking release from custody. “It would lead to a conclusion that the arrest of the petitioners and remand to custody by the metropolitan magistrate dated July 19 is within conformity of the provisions of law. The impugned order of the magistrate does not suffer any error which would require any interference by this court,” the HC held.

New Delhi, 07 August 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, The court had reserved its verdict on August 2 in pleas by Kundra alleging that his arrest in the adult films case was illegal as he was not served any legal notice. Kundra and Thorpe have sought interim bail pending hearing of his plea seeking the case to be quashed. A bench of Justice A S Gadkari was hearing Kundra’s plea, which stated that he has not been named in the FIR. It also alleged that as police were to search his office, he was directed to remain present at the crime branch office. The petition added that he was arrested without being served a notice, in violation of laws safeguarding a person from arrest when the offence carries less than seven years of imprisonment

Source -The Indian Express