Court extends Raj Kundra’s remand till July 27

Mumbai, July 23

A court in Mumbai on Friday extended till July 27 the police custody of businessman Raj Kundra in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.

Kundra, husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, was produced before the magistrate court at the end of his earlier remand on Friday. Meanwhile, Kundra challenged his arrest before the Bombay High Court, saying these videos might be described as “lascivious”, but do not show “explicit sexual acts”. The petition sought quashing of the lower court’s order. The magistrate’s order sending him to police custody violated the law as serving a notice under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (before arrest) is mandatory, especially in view of the Covid, it said.

The material which the police claim to be pornographic did not “depict direct explicit sexual acts and sexual intercourse but shows material in the form of short movies which are lascivious or appeal to the prurient interest of persons at best”, Kundra’s plea contended Meanwhile, the police recorded Shilpa’s statement. — PTI