On Wednesday, a court in Mumbai ordered that the actress be released on bail, her lawyer Satish Maneshinde said, calling it a victory for “truth and justice”. “The arrest and custody of Rhea was totally unwarranted and beyond the reach of law,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, news of Rhea getting bail led to happy reactions from Bollywood stars like Taapsee Pannu, Anubhav Sinha, Farhan Akhtar, among others.
"Finally!!! She gets bail. #RHEACHAKRABORTY," filmmaker Anubhav Sinha tweeted.
Actress Taapsee Pannu hoped Rhea's time in jail "has sufficed the egos of a lot of people out there who in the name of justice for Sushant fulfilled their personal/professional agendas".
"Praying she doesn't become bitter towards the life she has ahead of her. Life is Unfair but at least it's not over as yet," she added.
Actor Farhan Akhtar took a dig at the news anchors who reported against Rhea.
"Any shrill anchors apologising for the hell they put #RheaChakraborty and her family through? Didn't think so. But watch them shift the goalpost now .. they're notorious for that," he wrote on Twitter.
Writer Kanika Dhillon tweeted: "Finally@Tweet2Rhea #RHEACHAKRABORTY gets Bail."
Ali Fazal and Hansal Mehta, too, hailed the court's decision.
"Thank God," Ali Fazal tweeted.
" Go get some rest girl," Hansal Mehta wrote on Twitter.
The Court granted bail of Rs one Lakh to Rhea, and for Rs 50,000 each to Dipesh Sawant and Samuel Miranda.
However, Justice Kotwal rejected the bail pleas by Showik Chakraborty and Abdul Basit Parihar.