No pre-arrest bail for Rakhi
The Bombay High Court has dismissed the pre-arrest bail plea filed by actor Rakhi Sawant in an FIR registered against her by her husband Adil Durrani. Durrani had filed a complaint alleging that Sawant had circulated his sexually explicit videos on media channels. Justice Sarang Kotwal dismissed her plea on Wednesday.
Sawant had earlier approached the HC challenging the sessions court order rejecting her pre-arrest bail plea. However, when Justice Kotwal expressed in February 6 that he was not inclined to grant relief, she withdrew her plea.
The plea was withdrawn based on a statement made by Sawant’s advocate. When an unconditional statement is made by a party, and an order is passed by the court based on that statement, it is not to be challenged as the order is passed with the consent of the party and their statements.
However, Sawant challenged that withdrawal order before the Supreme Court.
Once again, before the apex court, she withdrew the plea stating that she would “avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law”.
Subsequently, Sawant filed another pre-arrest bail application before the high court, which has now been rejected.
“There is some sanctity to the statement made before the court. After that, this order was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in which, the Hon’ble Supreme Court permitted the learned counsel to withdraw the said special leave petition. In this background, it will not be appropriate for this court to entertain this application,” Justice Kotwal noted.