Mumbai: The Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe in the pornography case, saying that the release of the accused ‘will hinder the investigation’ and the alleged offense. ‘detrimental to the health of society’.
The court said in its order: ‘One of the considerations for refusing or granting bail is the nature of the offense and the seriousness of the offense. The effect of the alleged offense has a bearing on the public at large. The alleged violation is also detrimental to the health of our society. In such circumstances, the social importance of prosecuting a crime with a wider social dimension cannot be overlooked. An investigation is currently underway. In such circumstances, release of the accused at this stage will certainly hinder the investigation. “Due to the facts and circumstances, both the bail applications are rejected,” the court said.
The court also considered the argument of the prosecution that the accused had deleted the evidence.
The court strongly objected to the bail application of the accused and said that the investigation is still ongoing and that the offense is serious, adding that if the accused are released on bail, they will disappear and that they with the evidence can toddler can not be excluded.
On August 2, the High Court in Bombay reserved its order on petitions filed by businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe that they be arrested in a case related to the pornography racket case.
During the court proceedings, the investigating officer told the court that 68 pornographic videos had been found on Kundra’s laptop.
‘There was a PowerPoint presentation (PPT) on Kundra’s laptop detailing the Hotshots app. The PPT has financial forecasts, marketing strategies and what the app is about, ”the police told the court.
Police added that a film script with sexual content was also found on Kundra’s personal laptop.
“Kundra has deleted its i-cloud content,” police added, adding: “can not be dumb spectators of possible crime if the accused does not cooperate and try to destroy evidence.” On July 27, a court in Mumbai sent actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra along with his collaborator Ryan Thorpe to court for 14 days.
Kundra was arrested on July 19 by police along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films.
Meanwhile, Crime Branch has appointed a financial auditor to investigate the money trail of Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty and their alleged involvement in the pornography case.
‘In the investigation, the Crime Branch found that transactions worth of crores were made from the joint account of Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. The Crime Branch suspects that the earnings from the ‘Hotshots’ and’ Bolly Fame ‘app came into this account,’ the sources said.
They added that the police are also investigating whether money earned from the programs is invested in bitcoins.
Earlier on July 25, police said four Kundra employees had testified against him in the pornography case, causing him more problems.
Kundra has been named by Mumbai Police as the main conspirator who has filed charges against him under sections 420 (fraud), 34 (common intent), 292 and 293 (relating to obscene and immoral advertisements and display) of the Indian Criminal Code (IPC) in addition to the relevant articles of the IT Act and the Immoral Representation of Women Act (prohibition).
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Source: Telangana Today