Reasons why Rhea Chakraborty was denied bail

Rhea Chakraborty was sent to a 14-day judicial custody by a local magistrate here in Mumbai. The NCB (Narcotic Control Bureau) arrested her on Tuesday, but later the agency instead of taking her into its own custody, it looked for a 14 day judicial custody that was granted. For the unversed, Rhea was toughly grilled continually for 3 days by the NCB and was arrested at 3:30 pm yesterday as a part of its investigation  to unravel the Bollywood drug nexus.

NCB Deputy Director M.A. Jain said; “Rhea was charged under NDPS Act Sections 8(C), 20(b)(ii), 22, 27A, 28 and 29, for her alleged role in the drugs angle which has emerged in the investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput”. He further added that the information provided by her was sufficient for her arrest.

The 6 page long remand application of NCB, Rhea was described as “an active member of the drug syndicate connected with drug supplies” who “used to manage finances for drug procurement along with Sushant Singh Rajput” Later that night she was sentenced to a 14-day judicial custody.It was then, her lawyer applied for bail, which was declined.

Since a woman cannot be taken to a regular jail at night, Rhea spent the night in the NCB’s lockup. while her legal team plans the next move, including applying for bail in a higher court.

Rhea was denied bail under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. According to Section 27A in the NDPS Act:

1[27A. Punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders. Whoever indulges in the financing, directly or indirectly, any of the activities specified in sub-clauses

(i) to (v) of clause (viiia) of section 2 or harbours any person engaged in any of the aforementioned activities, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees]