Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra gets bail in porn racket case after two months

Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra on Monday (September 20) was granted bail two months after his arrest in connection with the pornography racket case. Raj was arrested on July 19 along with 12 others. As per news agency ANI, Raj was released on a bail surety of Rs 50,000.

“Mumbai court grants bail to businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in the pornography case on a surety of Rs 50,000,” ANI tweeted. 

Mumbai court grants bail to businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in the pornography case on a surety of Rs 50,000 pic.twitter.com/jtEB9Ixd5C

— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2021

Along with Raj Kundra, his associate and accused Ryan Thorpe has also been granted bail by a court in Mumbai. Kundra had previously also applied for a bail plea, however, it was rejected by the Bombay High Court.

In August, after a lower court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, he moved the Bombay HC which granted him interim relief against arrest for a week. Recently, Mumbai Police's crime branch had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Raj in the pornography case.

As per information shared by Mumbai police on Thursday, the 1500-page charge sheet contained the statements of 43 witnesses including Shilpa. The charge sheet also included the names of two wanted accused in the case.

Raj was arrested by police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films. Kundra is booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292, and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays), and relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.