A special NDPS court in Mumbai has discharged Kunal Jagdish Jani from a drug case linked to the 2020 death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The court concluded that there was no legally admissible evidence connecting Jani to the alleged drug network, stating that proceeding with a trial would be a 'futile exercise'. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had initiated the case based on inputs from the Enforcement Directorate, leading to several arrests, including that of actress Rhea Chakraborty. Jani was not included in the initial charge sheet but was implicated later through statements from co-accused individuals. However, the court found that the prosecution relied heavily on statements that could not be used as confessional evidence under the NDPS Act. Furthermore, there was no recovery of drugs from Jani, and he was not linked to any transactions by witnesses. The court's decision emphasizes the need for independent evidence in such cases, and while Jani has been discharged, the case continues against other accused individuals.