NCB seeks 90 more days to file chargesheet in drugs case involving Aryan Khan
FirstpostIn accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, the drug law enforcement outfit was supposed to file the chargesheet in the October 2021 case within 180 days of the registration of the FIR Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Monday filed an application before a Mumbai sessions court seeking an extension of 90 days to file a charge-sheet in an alleged drugs case in which Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is an accused, contending probe in the matter was still on. However, the central agency filed the application before a court presided over by Judge VV Patil praying it be granted an additional 90 days to file the document since its investigation in the high-profile case was still on. In accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, the drug law enforcement outfit was supposed to file the charge-sheet in the October 2021 case within 180 days of the registration of the FIR. On October 28, the Bombay High Court granted bail to Aryan Khan, and two others observing that there was no prima facie evidence of the three having been part of the alleged conspiracy related to the case.