Aryan Khan denied bail again, next hearing tomorrow

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan's bail plea in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case to Thursday.

The court was also hearing the pleas of co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmum Dhamecha.

Aryan Khan's lawyer Mukul Rohatgi argued that the arrest memo did not give true and correct grounds for his arrest. He added that Aryan Khan's remand application was misleading.

Aryan Khan's counsel claimed that the case against him was based on some irrelevant and old WhatsApp chats, NDTV reported. The advocate added that accused persons in the cruise ship case were young people, who should be sent for rehabilitation instead of being made to face a trial.

But the Narcotics Control Bureau has opposed the bail petition, claiming that there were attempts to influence witnesses in the case. The agency also claimed that there were links to the members of an international drug network.

Aryan Khan had been denied bail on two previous occasions despite his lawyers arguing before the court that no drugs were found in his possession during the raids.