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Sawant’s lawyer contended that she is suffering from various illnesses and might have to undergo an operation. He added that Sawant was ready to cooperate, but custodial interrogation was not required
Rakhi Sawant has withdrawn the pre-arrest bail plea filed in the Bombay High Court in the case filed against her for leaking her ex-husband’s explicit video.
The petition was withdrawn after Justice Sarang Kotval stated that he was not inclined to allow her petition.
"After arguing for some time, when I expressed my disinclination to grant relief in this application, learned counsel for the Applicant prays for unconditional withdrawal of this application" the order reads
Sawant had approached the high court after her pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by the Sessions Court
Sawant was booked under sections 500 (defamation) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67A (publishing sexually explicit material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act.
It was alleged that Sawant had played the said explicit video of Adil Durani on a TV Show. Further, it was alleged that Sawant circulated the video on WhatsApp groups and also transmitted the videos by sharing the links.
Sawant’s lawyer contended that she is suffering from various illnesses and might have to undergo an operation. He added that Sawant was ready to cooperate, but custodial interrogation was not required.
He also contended that the said video was a 5-year-old blurry video. He submitted that it was of poor quality, and nothing could be seen in the video.
The prosecutor contended that her custodial interrogation was necessary. He opposed the application and informed the bench that Sawant refused to surrender her phone, claiming that she was a celebrity
Case title: Rakhi Anant Sawant vs State of Maharashtra
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