After sending to 14-day judicial custody by Mumbai-based court, couple Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa granted bail on Monday. The comedian couple was arrested over the weekend by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after marijuana was procured at their home and office. Bharti and Haarsh also confirmed that they consumed 'ganja' and were arrested on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Their house and office were raided on Saturday after which they were grilled by the NCB.
As per ANI, NCB on Monday filed its replies on bail pleas of Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa. "The NCB will file its replies on comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa`s bail pleas today. As I am busy with other cases today, we will request for some other date of argument," Special public prosecutor Atul Sarpande said.
The couple was sent to judicial custody till December 4 by Mumbai's Esplanade Court on Sunday.
"Charges of consumption of drugs have been invoked against them," said Sameer Wankhede, Zonal Director of the NCB, Mumbai.NCB on Saturday raided the production office and house of comedian Bharti Singh and recovered 86.5 grams of ganja (cannabis) from both places.
The NCB had earlier raided a place in Khar Danda area and nabbed a trafficker aged 21 years with various drugs including 15 blots of LSD (commercial quantity), ganja (40 grams), and Nitrazepam (psychotropic medicines). In follow up and in corroboration with previous inputs, the NCB raided the production office and house of comedian Bharti Singh.
