Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan bail plea will be heard today by Esplanade Magistrate court in a case pertaining to the alleged seizure of banned drugs aboard a cruise ship in Mumbai. However, The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is reportedly set to give Aryan Khan a tough fight in today’s hearing.

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The central agency, on Thursday, sought an extension of custody of Shah Rukh Khan’s son and seven others accused in the case. However, a Mumbai court refused to grant the agency an extension stating that “custody cannot be granted on vague grounds.”

Now, according to a report on India Today, sources within the NCB state that the agency will “fight hard” to keep Aryan in jail. The report also mentions that the star-kid is likely to walk free today from the magistrate court, keeping in mind that no commercial quantity of drugs was recovered from him.

The same holds for co-accused Arbaaz Merchantt and Munmun Dhamecha.

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On Thursday, the court had sent the accused to jail under 14-day judicial custody and they soon filed bail applications. 

The 23-year-old was arrested on Saturday after the NCB raided a cruise ship going from Mumbai to Goa. Seventeen people have been arrested in the case so far. According to media reports citing NCB sources, no drugs were found on Aryan Khan, but the agency has made the case that Khan’s WhatsApp chats suggest involvement of international drug cartels and require deeper investigation.

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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R.M. Nerlikar and also transferred the case for further hearing to the Special NDPS Court.

Aryan Khan’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde and Arbaaz’s advocate Taraq K. Sayed, on Thursday, moved the court for regular bail on Friday.