Sandalwood Drug Scandal: Karnataka High Court issues notice in Sanjjanaa Galrani bail plea

The Karnataka High Court recently issued notice in a bail application filed on behalf of Kannada actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, who was arrested in connection with the Sandalwood drug case..A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar issued notice to the state government and appointed a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the matter. .When the matter came up for hearing today, the SPP requested the Court to grant more time to file objections. This was opposed by Advocate Nasir Ali, counsel for Galrani, who stated that she has been in police custody for over 50 days. .Taking this into consideration, the Court has posted the matter for hearing on October 22. .Recently, a Special NDPS Court refused to grant bail to Kannada actresses Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani. .[Breaking] Sandalwood Drug Scandal: Special Court denies bail to Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani.Both actresses were reportedly taken into custody based on a suo motu case registered at the Cottonpet police station for allegedly consuming and supplying banned narcotic substances at parties and events that they used to organise..Sandalwood Drug Scandal: Special Court to pass order in Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjanaa Galrani bail pleas on Monday; ED gets 5-day custody .They were booked under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), and the Indian Penal Code..The complaint against Galrani was that she had formed a team in order to procure various narcotics from various states and foreign countries. It was alleged that Galrani and her team would sell the narcotic substances at various farm houses, 5-star hotels, clubs, pubs etc..Earlier, the Special Court had granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) five days' judicial custody of Dwivedi and Galrani, along with three other accused persons.

Sandalwood Drug Scandal: Karnataka High Court issues notice in Sanjjanaa Galrani bail plea

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