Aniksha Jaisinghani granted bail in Amruta Fadnavis blackmailing case

A unique courtroom docket on Monday granted bail to Aniksha Jaisinghani, daughter of bookie Anil Jaisinghani, who became arrested on prices of looking to bribe and blackmail deputy leader minister Devendra Fadnavis`s spouse Amruta Fadnavis.

Aniksha became ordered to be launched from prison on a non-public bond of ₹50,000 and one or sureties withinside the identical amount. The courtroom docket has requested her to deposit her passport with the police and to now no longer impact witnesses, or tamper with the evidence.

On Friday, the 25-year-antique female filed her bail petition via recommend Manan Sanghai withinside the unique courtroom docket installation below the Prevention of Corruption Act. Aniksha had claimed that the FIR registered towards her became primarily based totally on “concocted and fictitious facts” to falsely implicate her.

The plea additionally stated that her arrest became in violation of the tips laid down through the Supreme Court and the investigating officer had didn’t supply motives for her arrest and details of her non-cooperation as alleged through the prosecution.

However, unique public prosecutor Ajay Misar stated on Monday that Aniksha had advised the complainant (Amruta Fadnavis) that her father had political connections, and threatened to leak the motion pictures and messages, which have been purportedly exchanged among the 2, to competition leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, and to `Modiji`.

Misar examine out the alleged messages despatched through Aniksha to the complainant in which she had stated that Anil became irritated with Amruta Fadnavis after she blocked them. The courtroom docket ought to don’t forget the historical past of the accused and the truth that her father had 14 instances registered towards him, the prosecutor stated.

The defence counsel, however, mentioned that the complainant had met Aniksha three times at a 5-big name lodge even after a case became registered. Sanghai additionally puzzled the applicability of prices below the Prevention of Corruption Act, as Amruta Fadnavis isn’t always a public servant.

After listening to each sides, the unique choose granted bail to Aniksha. A targeted order could be made to be had later. Meanwhile, on Monday, Anil and his cousin Nirmal have been produced earlier than the courtroom docket after their police custody ended.

The prosecution sought their in addition custody for 4 to 5 days however the defence contended that Anil feared for his existence if he became despatched to police remand. His legal professional Sanghai additionally alleged that Anil became subjected to humiliation in custody.

Besides, the defence claimed that the cell range that the prosecution presupposed to had been used to ship extortion messages to Amruta Fadnavis became activated handiest after Anil became arrested on March 19 and became deactivated after he became produced earlier than the courtroom docket 3 days later, on March 22.

Misar replied that the telecellsmartphone became activated on February 22, greater than a month earlier than his arrest. Anil additionally alleged that he became being threatened that his son too might be implicated withinside the case, and the whereabouts of his son had remained unknown for the remaining seven days.

The courtroom docket regularly occurring the defence arguments and remanded the 2 in judicial custody for 14 days. Soon after, their legal professional moved bail pleas. The prosecution has been requested to record a respond to them through Tuesday, the subsequent date of listening to.