Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday denied bail to actor Armaan Kohli arrested in a case filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of drug seizure of 1.3 grams of cocaine, a small quantity. The court however granted bail to two co-accused from whom no recovery was made in the case. The NCB had booked them for illicit trafficking, abetment and conspiracy.
The NCB had argued that the case can’t be dissected for each individual’s role as the crime is all part of the same thread, for the purposes of bail.
Kohli through his counsel had argued for bail on the grounds that no case of illicit trafficking is made out and only a small quantity was alleged to be recovered.
The NCB however in its reply said the bail ought not to be given alleging that serious charges of trafficking were made and probed.
Kohli’s bail application was rejected first by a Magistrate on September 4.
The NCB reply before the special NCB court had said, “illicit drug trafficking is evident from material on record and the nexus with other co-accused from whom Commercial Quantity is recovered and are involved in illicit drug trafficking.’’ It had added that the actor’s role in “is apparent considering the nexus and connection with …(a co-accused) who is a big time peddler having criminal antecedents.’’ From that accused, the NCB said on July 28, it had seized an intermediate quantity of a drug called Mephedrone (MD).
It argued that the case of Kohli could not be considered in isolation.
Kohli was arrested on August 28 under the NDPS Act.
