Sooraj Pancholi finally got bail and was released from Arthur Road jail today. This positive development for Sooraj happened after the Bombay High Court ruled out Sooraj's role in Jiah's tragic suicide.
Sooraj was arrested on June 10 after Jiah's family found a suicide note of Jiah, accusing Sooraj of physical and mental harassment. However, when the Sessions court failed him, Sooraj approached the Bombay High Court which proved to be his savior.
The court observed that there was no evidence against Sooraj apart from the alleged suicide note found by Jiah's family, a couple of days after her suicide. The court also noted that Jiah had suicidal tendencies as she had attempted a suicide previously too. Further, it added that Jiah's note did not specifically name Sooraj and was also not dated.
Regarding the matter of Sooraj having pressed Jiah for an abortion, the court mentioned that there was no evidence of Sooraj forcing her to go for the medical termination of pregnancy.
The court added that Jiah was extremely obsessive and possessive about Sooraj. Also, the bouquet that Sooraj sent to Jiah on her last day was a Good Luck bouquet and not a break up bouquet as claimed by Jiah's mom Rabbiya Khan.
Keeping all these in mind, Sooraj was granted bail for Rs.50000 and on condition that he reports to the Juhu police station every alternate day for a month.
Sooraj, who was arrested on June 10, stayed in jail for 21 days after Jiah Khan's mother Rabbiya accused him of abetting the suicide of Jiah.
Sooraj is out and Jiah Khan will soon be forgotten. Are both Sooraj and Jiah victims of a situation gone all wrong? Or is Sooraj a vicitm of his celebrity status? Do you think celebrities become soft targets as the celebrities themselves often claim?
What are your thoughts on this?