Amit Desai, a new lawyer hired by Shah Rukh Khan, will represent son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai cruise drugs case. Aryan’s bail hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13.
Shah Rukh Khan has hired Amit Desai, who represented Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, to represent son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai cruise drugs case.
ARYAN KHAN IS REPRESENTED BY AMIT DESAI
Amit appeared in court for Aryan Khan yesterday (October 11). Following service of the bail plea notice, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) counsel informed the court that the agency requires at least a week to file replies due to the multiple bail pleas pending in the drugs case. Amit Desai, defending Aryan, stated, “The man has already been in prison for a week.” Bail hearings do not have to be based on an investigation. I’m not arguing for bail; I’m just asking for a date.”
He continued, “Someone’s liberty should not be restricted solely for administrative reasons. Their investigation may be extended. In the case of this boy (Aryan Khan). The maximum sentence is one year in prison. There is no evidence against him, and no substance was discovered on him. So, if they say they need another week, consider the fact that it is only for a one-year sentence.”
In 2015, Amit Desai represented Salman Khan at his bail hearing. The lawyer had challenged a lower court’s decision to sentence Salman to five years in prison in the case. After Amit defended Salman in the case in May 2015, the actor was granted bail in the amount of Rs 30,000.
ARYAN KHAN’S BAIL APPEAL
After the magistrate court denied Aryan Khan’s bail application on Friday, the next hearing was held yesterday in a special NDPS court (October 11). Amit Desai represented Aryan Khan in court and requested a hearing date on his bail application.
The court then scheduled Aryan Khan’s bail hearing for 2:45 p.m. on October 13. Judge VV Patil has directed the NCB to file its response by Wednesday.
