Bombay HC praises Sushant, says his face revealed he was good person

The Bombay High Court on Thursday praised late actor Sushant Singh Rajputs work in the film M S Dhoni The Untold Story and said that one could make out from the actors face that he was a good human beingThe remarks were made by a bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik while reserving its verdict on a petition filed by Rajputs sisters Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh seeking to quash an FIR for alleged forgery and fabrication of a medical prescription for their brotherWhatever the casefrom Sushant Singh Rajputs face one could make out that he was innocent and soberand a good human being Justice Shinde saidEverybody liked him especially in that M S Dhoni film the judge addedThe FIR was lodged against Priyanka Singh Meetu Singh and doctor Tarun Kumar of Delhis Ram Manohar Lohia hospital by the suburban Bandra police on September 7 based on a complaint by Rajputs girlfriend Rhea ChakrabortyAs per the complaint the sisters and the doctor prepared a forged and fabricated prescription for anti depressants for their brotherRajput 34 was found dead in his suburban residence on June 14 2020His father K K Singh later lodged a case of abetment of suicide and cheating against Chakraborty and her family membersThe case is being probed by the CBIThe Bandra police after registration of the FIR against Rajputs sisters forwarded the case papers to the CBI as per the directions from the Supreme Court which had said that all cases pertaining to the death of Rajput shall be probed by the CBIOn Thursday senior counsel Vikas Singh appearing on behalf of the sisters argued that the Telemedicine Practice guidelines permitted a doctor to prescribe medicines after online consultationHe added that due to the COVID19 pandemic Rajput couldnt go for physical consultationSingh added that even assuming that such a prescription was procured there was no evidence to show that Rajput consumed any medicinesSenior counsel Devdutt Kamat appearing for the Mumbai police however claimed that no online consultation was done in this caseHe said that the WhatsApp chat between Rajput and his sister from June 8 2020 clearly shows that Priyanka Singh procured the prescription without any consultation between the doctor and the patientThe police has evidence to show that an unidentified man went to the OPD of the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital on June 8 2020 and took a token and later a prescription from the accused doctor Tarun Kumar Kamat saidHe added that as per the legal provisions the Mumbai police registered FIR after receiving a complaint and forwarded the same to the CBIAdvocate Satish Maneshinde appearing for Chakraborty sought dismissal of the petition and said that one of the circumstances that may have led to Rajputs death was the dangerous cocktail of drugs and narcotic substances and medicinesRajput was under Rheas care for 14 months before June 8 2020 when he asked her to leave the house During that period Rhea ensured that Rajput took his medicines and never mixed them with drugs Maneshinde saidRajputs cook and servant on June 8 2020 saw the actor roll four joints drugs and keep it in a box On June 14 when the actor was found dead in his room the box was empty This has been informed by the servant to the authorities he saidManeshinde added that the CBI should probe the case and if it comes to the conclusion that there is no case then it can file a closure reportThe complainant then has the option to file a protest petition Quashing the FIR at this stage would be premature he told the courtThe bench directed the lawyers to submit their written submissions and reserved its orderKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever