MUMBAI, Oct 30: Aryan Khan, the 23-year old son of the Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was held in the drugs-on the cruise ship case, was finally released from the Arthur Road jail and reached his home on Saturday morning.
Aryan Khan was arrested on October 3 by the Narcotics Control Bureau from a cruise ship after some other individuals on board were found with contraband. He was sent to Arthur Road Jail on October 8 after spending five days in the NCB custody.
He was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Thursday evening but the detailed bail order, citing bail conditions was made available only on October 29 and the release papers reached the jail authorities only on Saturday morning after which he was released.
The five-page release order said, “Each of the applicants/Accused shall execute P. R. Bond of ₹1 lakh with one or more sureties in the like amount. They shall not indulge in any activity similarly registered against them for offences under the Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act. Applicants/Accused shall not try to establish communication with co-accused or any other person involved directly or indirectly in similar activities or make any call to any person indulging in similar activities as alleged against them, through any mode of communication.
“They shall not undertake any action which is prejudicial to the proceedings before the Hon’ble Special Court [established under the NDPS Act]. They shall neither personally or through anyone make any attempt to influence witnesses nor tamper with the evidence. They shall surrender their passport before the Special Court immediately. They shall not make any statement regarding the aforesaid proceedings pending before the Special Court in any form of media i.e. print media, electronic media etc. including social media. They shall not leave the country without prior permission from the Special Judge for NDPS. They shall attend the NCB Mumbai office on each Friday between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to mark their presence.”
The HC’s order granting bail to Aryan Khan was hailed by several film personalities, while a huge group of fans gathered outside Shah Rukh Khan’s sea-facing bungalow ‘Mannat’ in suburban Bandra in show of solidarity and to celebrate end of his son’s incarceration.
(Manas Dasgupta)