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  • Pornography case: Mumbai court rejects pre-arrest bail plea of actress Gehana Vasisth

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: A sessions court here on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of actress Gehana Vasisth in a pornography case, in which businessman Raj Kundra is one of the accused.

    Fearing arrest, the actress had filed the anticipatory bail application before additional sessions judge Sonali Agarwal.

    The court rejected the plea on Thursday.

    Last week, the court had denied any interim protection from arrest to the actress.

    The judge had then said, “The allegations in the present FIR are of serious nature that the accused compelled other victim to do kiss scenes and sex scenes. Considering such allegations and circumstances, I do not find this is a fit case to grant interim relief.”

    The Mumbai police have registered multiple FIRs in connection with production of adult films and circulating them through mobile applications.

    Kundra, the husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, and his associate Ryan Thorpe were arrested last month in connection with a case which relates to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through apps.

    They are currently in judicial custody.

    The court had recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of model Sherlyn Chopra, another accused in the case.

  • Pornography case: Mumbai court denies interim relief from arrest to actress Gehana Vasisth

    By PTI
    MUMBAI A court here on Tuesday denied interim protection from arrest to actress Gehana Vasisth in a pornography case, in which businessman Raj Kundra is one of the accused, observing that allegations against her are of serious nature.

    Fearing arrest, the actress has filed the anticipatory bail application before additional sessions judge Sonali Agarwal. The court posted the matter for hearing on August 6. However, it refused to grant any interim relief to Vasisth till then.

    “The allegations in the present FIR are of serious nature that accused compelled other victim to do kiss scenes and sex scenes. Considering such allegations and circumstances, I do not find this is a fit case to grant interim relief,” the court said.

    Mumbai Crime Branch had registered a case in February 2021 in connection with the production of adult films and circulating them through mobile applications to paid subscribers.

    Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe were arrested last month. They are currently in judicial custody. The court had recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of model Sherlyn Chopra, another accused in the case.