The Bombay high court is all set to resume the hearing of the bail plea of Aryan Khan in connection with seizure of drugs on a cruise ship today (October 27). The hearing will resume at 2:30pm today.

Earlier, the 23-year-old’s lawyers told the high court that Aryan should be given bail because no drugs were recovered from him. They also said that WhatsApp conversations used by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) were not related to the cruise where Aryan Khan was arrested three weeks ago.

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Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi was part of the high-powered legal team which sought bail for actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son.

Currently, Aryan Khan is lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail for alleged consumption and conspiracy under the stringent Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Rohatgi, representing Aryan, argued that his client was invited to the cruise as a special guest and there was no recovery of drugs from him, and no medical examination was conducted to show he consumed drugs.

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Rohatgi also said in his arguments that Aryan Khan was a “young man” who should be sent to rehab rather than jail.

He further said that six grams of charas was recovered from accused number 2 (Arbaz Merchant) and Aryan had no relation with him except for arriving with him there.

Aryan Khan’s bail plea was rejected by the special court on October 20 in the case following which his judicial custody in the case got extended till October 30. Khan approached the Bombay high court for an urgent bail hearing.