Sonakshi Sinha Files Complaint over Morphed Photos, Man Arrested in Delhi Later Released by Mumbai Court
The magistrate found police missed mandatory arrest procedures and ordered Aryan Deepak Jain’s release after seeking three days of custody.
- A Mumbai magistrate court ordered the release of Aryan Deepak Jain on Saturday after declaring his arrest illegal in a case involving alleged morphed images of Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha shared on social media.
- Bandra Police Station registered the case on November 13, 2026, following Sonakshi's complaint; authorities arrested Jain in Delhi on Saturday and transported him to Mumbai to face charges.
- Lawyers Aman Shahi, Prashant Trivedi, and Aditya Jain argued that police failed to follow mandatory arrest procedures, maintaining the accused was not produced before a local Delhi magistrate before transport to Mumbai.
- The magistrate noted the investigating agency failed to provide satisfactory explanations for procedural lapses; consequently, the court denied the Bandra police's request for three days of custody and released Jain.
- Officers failed to comply with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , which mandates recording reasons for arrest, the court observed; the accused maintained he committed no offense.
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Sonakshi Sinha's obscene morphed images case: Court orders accused's release over procedural lapses
In the case involving morphed images of Sonakshi Sinha, the police brought the accused from Delhi to Mumbai. However, a Mumbai court ordered his release, with the magistrate noting that the necessary legal procedures and provisions of the BNSS had not been followed during the arrest.
Mumbai court frees man held over Sonakshi Sinha's morphed pics, flags illegal arrest
A Mumbai court released Aryan Deepak Jain after police brought him from Delhi in the Sonakshi Sinha morphed photographs case. The magistrate ruled that mandatory arrest procedures and BNSS safeguards had not been followed.
Some obscene videos and photos of Sonakshi Sinha went viral on social media some time ago, leading to the arrest of a man. However, the court declared his arrest illegal and ordered his release.
The police did not follow the proper law while arresting the accused based on the complaint filed by actress Sonakshi Sinha. The court observed that ‘a person cannot be arrested and kept in custody by flouting the rules’. For now, the Bandra police are continuing their investigation.
Sonakshi claims that a Delhi resident is spreading fake and distorted nude photos of her on social media.
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