Raj Kundra’s lawyer says ‘arrest is illegal, moves Bombay High Court

Actor
Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra was produced before the Magistrate Court on
Friday, four days after he was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. His police custody has now been extended till July 27.

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Speaking
to ETimes about Raj Kundra’s arrest, his lawyer, advocate Subhash Jadhav stated
they will move High Court in the matter.

“Raj Kundra’s arrest is illegal. There is not a single video
which can be called pornographic. A 4,000 page chargesheet has been filed but
the police not even able to point out any sexually explicit act in the video
which demonstrated illegality under section 67a. Rest of the section applied
are bailable.

“Supreme Court had earlier released Munawar Farooqui on the same
grounds,” he told ETimes.

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Kundra was arrested on the night of July 19 by Mumbai police’s crime branch after being booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.

He was produced before the magistrate court at the end of his earlier remand on Friday. Police sought extension of his custody to probe the matter further, report PTI.

The police had earlier told the court that the 45-year-old businessman was gaining financially from the illegal activity of making and selling pornographic material.

The police had claimed they have seized Kundra’s mobile phone and its contents need to be scrutinised and also his business dealings and transactions have to be looked into.

Apart from Kundra, the police also produced another accused, Ryan Thorpe, before the court, which extended his custody till July 27.