A special CBI court on Friday cleared actor Sooraj Pancholi of the charge of abetting the suicide of actor Jiah Khan in 2013 due to "paucity of evidence". Khan had died by suicide at her Juhu home on June 3, 2013. Pancholi was facing the charge under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.
The death of the actress, who worked in Bollywood movies such as Nishabd, Ghajini, and Houseful, was directly linked to her then-boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi, who is the son of actor pair Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, and hails from an influential family. 🎥 Jiah Khan Case Verdict: Sooraj Pancholi Breaks Silence After Acquittal, Says ‘I Do Not Know Who Will Give Me These 10 Years of My Life Back’.
The fresh bail petition filed on behalf of Sisodia before a trial court in the national capital states that no fruitful purpose would be served keeping him in custody as all the recoveries in the case have already been made.
The Bombay High Court has allowed petitions by the Kapoor and Wadhawan who are facing simultaneous criminal proceedings initiated by the CBI and the ED in corruption and money laundering cases.