Guwahati News Desk: The Honourable Supreme Court of India on Thursday granted bail to Kannada film actor Ragini Dwivedi, accused in drugs racket case.
A bench of justices R F Nariman, Navin Sinha and K M Joseph set aside the November 3 order of the Karnataka High Court refusing to grant bail to Dwivedi and others in the case registered under various provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra appearing for Dwivedi during the hearing conducted through video conferencing said, that the 31-year-old actor is in jail while three other co-accused are on bail.
He also added that on September 2, 2020, she was arrested by the police acting on a tip but no recovery of contraband was made from her.
He referred to various case laws and said, bail could be granted to her.