On September 9, after getting arrested by NCB over drug charges Rhea Chakraborty was moved to Byculla Jail, as on September 8, the court had rejected her bail plea and sent her to judicial custody till September 22, and booked under Section 27 A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Rhea Chakraborty’s 14-day judicial custody ended on Tuesday but now her custody has been extended by the sessions court. Rhea was presented before the judge via video conference and after hearing both the sides, the custody was extended till October 6. Along with her court has also extended her brother Showik, Dipesh, Samuel Miranda till October 6. Meanwhile, Rhea, Showik and other accused have been sent in judicial custody till October 6. If in case they found guilty over accused drug charges then they may have to face up to ten years imprisonment. On September 22, Rhea and Showik applied for bail in the Bombay High Court and Advocate Satish Manshinde had shared in a statement, “Rhea Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty have filed an application for Bail in the NDPS Case in the Bombay High Court. It is coming up for hearing on September 23, 2020 before Justice Sarang V Kotwal. The details of the bail applications will be shared after the hearing on September 23.”
