Arnab Goswami's Habeas Corpus Plea Against His Arrest - Live-Updates From Bombay High Court
A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik is hearing the habeas petition filed by Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami against his arrest and remand in 2018 abetment to suicide...
A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik is hearing the habeas petition filed by Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami against his arrest and remand in 2018 abetment to suicide case.
Justice Shinde says the bench will hear both the sides and pass an appropriate order tomorrow.
Bombay High Courts posts the petition of #ArnabGoswami challenging his arrest in 2018 abetmenet to suicide case for hearing tomorrow at 3 PM.
The bench will consider the prayer for interim order for release.
The bench says it will post the matter for hearing tomorrow at 3 PM.
The bench allows the amendment of the petition to implead the informant in the petition of #ArnabGoswami
Salve : Please give us leave to amend the petition and add the informant here itself. Give us oral leave. The informant is here and may be heard now itself. Will file a formal amendment tomorrow.
Ponda : Informant never went to a court of law seeking reinvestigation after the closure. It is the police who suo moto revived the case.
Ponda : The limited relief I am seeking is only against the police and not against the informant (Naik family).
Justice Shinde asks if the informant is a necessary party to the petition of #ArnabGoswami .
Informant is not made a party in your petition, Justice Shinde says.
2. Stay of investigation can be ordered when it is illegal and affects liberty of a citizen: Ponda.
Ponda summarizes the proposition :
1. Without judicial order, further investigation could not be done. So arrest is illegal.