&w=3840&q=100)
Actress Ranya Rao jailed for gold smuggling; no bail allowed for 1 year
The Advisory Board handling the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA) matter recently ruled that Rao will not be granted bail during the entire term of her detention.
Rao was earlier granted default bail on May 20 by a city court, along with her co-accused Tarun Raju, after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) failed to file a chargesheet within the legally mandated timeframe.
Despite the bail being granted on a ₹2 lakh bond and surety conditions, both Ranya and Tarun continued to remain in custody due to the preventive detention order under COFEPOSA, which permits detention for up to one year even without formal charges, based on suspicion of smuggling activities.
In March, Ranya Rao arrived at from Dubai and attempted to pass through the Kempegowda International Airport's green channel, typically reserved for passengers without dutiable items.
She appeared anxious when questioned by DRI officials about whether she had any undeclared items. Her suspicious behavior prompted the authorities to conduct a detailed search by female officers.
A total of 14.2 kilograms of gold, valued at approximately ₹12.56 crore, was recovered from her and she was immediately taken into custody.
Ranya's earlier bail applications were turned down, twice by local courts and later by the Karnataka High Court.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
9 hours ago
- The Hindu
SC reserves verdict on State government's challenge on Kannada actor's bail
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 24, 2025) reserved for judgment Karnataka's challenge to a State High Court decision to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and six others in the Renukaswamy murder case. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan orally questioned whether the High Court had traversed beyond the limits of bail jurisdiction and virtually 'dictated an order of acquittal'. The Bench debated whether the High Court indulged in a 'perverse exercise' of discretionary power. The Bench was hearing a plea filed by the State, represented by senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, against the High Court's December 13, 2024 verdict granting bail to Mr. Darshan and co-accused. Mr. Darshan, along with actor Pavithra Gowda and several others, are accused of abducting and torturing 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan who allegedly sent obscene messages to Ms. Gowda. The police alleged the victim was held in a shed in Bengaluru for three days and tortured. His body was later recovered from a drain.
India Today
11 hours ago
- India Today
Supreme Court slams Karnataka High Court over bail actor Darshan
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised the Karnataka High Court for granting bail to Kannada actor Darshan in the Renuka Swami murder case, highlighting a stark disparity in justice. The apex court questioned the High Court's handling of the matter, with one justice stating, "What's troubling us is the approach of the High Court!" The top court observed it was a "perverse exercise of discretion" for the High Court to delve into the merits of the evidence at a bail stage. This development comes after Darshan, accused of a brutal murder, was granted regular bail in December 2024, partly on medical grounds, despite later travelling abroad for a film shoot. The Supreme Court has now reserved its order on the Karnataka government's plea to cancel the bail, raising serious questions about influence and judicial impartiality.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Important cases heard by Supreme Court on July 24
Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday, : Important cases heard by Supreme Court on July 24 * SC stayed the Bombay HC verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case but said they need not return to jail. * SC called the Karnataka HC's decision to grant bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and six others in the Renukaswamy murder case a "perverse exercise' of discretionary power. * SC expressed the possibility of remanding on July 25 the matter over the stay of movie "Udaipur Files - Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" back to the high court. * SC agreed to examine a plea seeking contempt action against Assam government authorities for allegedly violating the top court directives during its demolition exercise in Goalpara district. * SC agreed to list a batch of pleas questioning the delay on the part of the central government in appointment of judges after the collegium reiterated their names. * SC agreed to hear on July 28 a plea questioning whether BS VI-compliant vehicles should have an end-of-life period of 15 years for petrol variants and 10 years for diesel variants in the National Capital Region. * SC agreed to hear on July 28 a plea of West Bengal government against the Calcutta HC decision staying the new list of other backward classes . * SC agreed to hear next week a plea challenging the appointment of Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta claiming the due process was not followed. * SC dismissed a plea alleging bogus voting registration, saying the court's PIL jurisdiction was being "misused and abused". * SC dismissed a plea to appoint an expert committee to conduct a comprehensive study on the adverse impact of direct cash benefit, freebies and other state-sponsored schemes * SC dismissed a plea to ensure installation of six airbags in passenger vehicles and said the matter was exclusively within the policy domain. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
