Synopsis: Sanjjanaa, who was earlier rejected bail by the High Court, had moved a fresh petition requesting grant of bail on medical grounds.
The Karnataka High Court on Monday, ordered for a detailed medical checkup of Kannada actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, who was arrested in connection with the Sandalwood Drug scandal.
A fresh petition requesting bail on medical grounds was moved by Sanjjanaa, who was previously refused bail by the High Court.
After hearing the case, Justice Sreeniwas Harish Kumar ordered that the check-up should be carried out at the state-run Vani Vilas Hospital and that a report should be submitted to the Court by 10 December on the basis of the same information.
For Galrani, Senior Lawyer Hasmath Pasha is appearing in the matter.
Last month, the Court dismissed the bail applications filed by Ragini Dwivedi, Galrani and fellow Kannada actresses, along with three others arrested in connection with the Sandalwood drug scandal.
While refusing the grant of bail, Justice Kumar held that in order to discover evidence in the present investigation, the custodial questioning of the accused is imperative. The order claimed that if the petitioners stayed intentionally away from the interrogation to see if traces of drugs could disappear from their scalp hair, it reveals only their ulterior motive. It is stated in the case diary that Abhiswamy @ Abhijit Rangaswamy is likely to fly away from India, accused no. 10. These are the circumstances that can hamper the investigation if anticipatory bail is granted. Conditions can of course, be imposed, but their custodial questioning to reveal the hidden evidence seems to be very essential.
The actresses first approached the Court in October after the Special NDPS Court declined to grant them bail in the matter.
As per a suo motu case registered at the Cottonpet police station, Galrani was reportedly taken into custody for allegedly consuming and supplying banned narcotic substances at parties and events.
Under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), 1985, and the Indian Penal Code, she was charged.
Galrani’s complaint was that she had formed a team to procure various narcotics from various states and foreign countries. Galrani and her team were reported to be selling narcotic substances at different farm houses, 5-star hotels, clubs, pubs, etc.