Gold smuggling case, May 20 -- Economic Offences Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday granted default bail to Kannada actress Ranya Rao and co-accused Tarun Kondaraju in connection with the gold smuggling case. However, the actress is likely to remain in custody under stringent law.

They were granted bail on two sureties each and Rs.2 lakh bond.

The court also imposed strict conditions - They cannot leave the country and must not commit a similar crime.

However, Ranya's lawyer BS Girish argued that the actress will not be released even if she gets bail as a case has been registered against her under the stringent Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act, 1974.

The stringent charges were applied a...