[Breaking] "If State Govts Targets Individual They Must Realise That SC is Here To Protect Them": Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Arnab Goswami

Justice Chandrachud says the court will now hear C U Singh.

Salve seeks to make submissions. Says that the State is repeating arguments and dragging the time of the Court.

Desai highlights that Section 306 IPC is punishable with 10 years and is triable by Sessions Court. The remand order was passed by CJM after seeing the case diary.

Desai submits that the translations of Marathi order of CJM placed in Supreme Court by the petitioners are not accurate and that the CJM has not come to a conclusion that the arrest was illegal and it was only the recording of the argument of the accused.

Desai : We must have respect for the court hierarchy. The bail application is coming tomorrow. Any observations by this court will prejudice the court proceedings below.

Desai : Would your lordships consider exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 when the bail application is pending before the Sessions Judge?

"In the light of these facts, coupled with the fact that the suicide note made definite allegation against accused, HC was not justified in entering into question whether accused had intention to aid or instigate or abate the commission of suicide" - Desai quotes from judgment.

Desai for State referring to SC decision in "Narayan Malhari Thorat vs Vinayak Deorao Bhagat", where the SC criticized the HC for quashing an abetment to suicide case where the name of the accused was in the suicide note.

Desai : If courts are staying arrest in all cases for quashing FIR, it will disrupt the powers of investigation, which can be disastrous.

Desai : Under Article 226, the principle is judicial restraint. The powers of police to investigate cannot be taken away.