Arnab Goswami's Habeas Plea Against His Arrest In 2018 Abetment To Suicide Case -LIVE UPDATES From Bombay High Court

Gupte : The investigation was handled by the previous investigation agency in a high-handed manner.

Gupte referring to a judgment stating habeas petition is not maintainable against remand order.

Gupte : It is the comparative harm I was talking about.

Justice Shinde(smiling) : We know your heart is clean.

Gupta clarifies he was responding to Harish Salve's argument that what harm will be caused if he is released on bail.

There is harm caused to the victim.

Justice Shinde : In 1980s Negotiable Instrument Act was brought in. Did anyone think of the number of cases it generated? Lots of cases due to it are pending in Magistrate courts.

Justice Shinde : We understand the criticism. The legitimate expectation of litigants are always met. Let us go back to the law commission report which recommended 50 judges for a million. Has it happened? 

Justice Shinde interrupts: Two benches of the Court are hearing such matters. Matters of bail parole etc are disposed of within a week. Today, we held special sitting on the basis of consensus(smiles while saying this).

What is urgency that this gentleman must be given an audience by a division bench of this court for three day?

During the times of COVID19, several petitions are not being heard by the court.

Balance of convenience must be in favour of the victim who has suffered than this gentleman(Arnab Goswami).

Have we thought of what harm has been caused to this family? Gupte for Akshita Naik.