Pornography case: Bombay HC restrains police from arresting Raj Kundra

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained police from arresting businessman Raj Kundra till August 25 in the pornography case.

In his plea, Kundra’s lawyer Prashant Patil submitted before the court that the other co-accused in the case are already out on bail. Hence, his client too deserved protection from arrest, the lawyer averred.

Opposing the plea, Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta Shinde said that the role of accused (Kundra) was different from the other co-accused and sought more time for instructions on the merits of the case.

While granting time, Justice S K Shinde allowed interim order preventing Kundra’s arrest till August 25, when the next hearing is scheduled.

Earlier, Kundra had sought anticipatory bail in the FIR lodged by Mumbai Police Cyber Crime Cell in connection with the alleged porn racket case, claiming he was falsely implicated.

He further contended that there is no evidence to link him against the HotShot App and was being made a ‘scapegoat’.

However, late on July 19, Kundra was arrested in a similar complaint registered by the Crime Branch in 2021 for which he was sent to custody.

Last week, after a lower court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, he moved the Bombay HC which granted him interim relief against arrest for a week. (UNI)