Mamta Kulkarni Cleared in 2016 Drug Case

The Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR and related proceedings against former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni in a 2016 drug case, deeming the charges 'manifestly frivolous and vexatious.' Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande ruled that the evidence collected did not constitute any offense against Kulkarni and that continuing the prosecution would be an abuse of court process. Kulkarni was implicated based on her presence at a meeting in Kenya with co-accused Vicky Goswami and others, but her advocates argued that mere presence did not justify her liability. The court's decision reflects its inherent powers to dismiss cases that lack substantive evidence against the accused.