Businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe on Thursday filed bail applications in a sessions court in the case related to alleged creation and streaming of pornographic content through apps. The duo approached the sessions court after a metropolitan magistrate court denied bail to them on July 28. As the matter came up for hearing on Thursday, additional sessions judge Sonali Agarwal asked the prosecution to file its reply and adjourned the matter till August 10.
A Mumbai Sessions Court on Thursday stated that it will hear bail applications of businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe on August 10, reported news agency ANI. The court has issued to Mumbai Police and asked them for its reply on the bail plea. Raj Kundra and Ryan Thorpe have both challenged the Magistrate Court’s order that has rejected their bail pleas.
Currently, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Raj Kundra and his IT support provider Ryan Thorpe are in judicial custody in the Pornography case. Earlier, the duo’s bail pleas were rejected by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S B Bhajipale. The magistrate court said that the release of the accused will “hamper the investigation” and the alleged offence is “detrimental to the health of the society. In such circumstances, societal interest in the prosecution of a crime which has a wider social dimension cannot be overlooked.”
On August 2, the Bombay High Court had reserved its order on petitions that were filed by Kundra and his associate Thorpe challenging their arrest in a case linked with the pornography racket case. During the proceedings of the court, the investigating officer has told the court that over 68 pornography videos were found on Raj Kundra’s laptop. The Mumbai Police added that a film script with sexual content was also found on the businessman’s laptop.
