[Arnab Goswami's Plea Against His Arrest In 2018 Abetment To Suicide Case] Live Updates From Bombay High Court

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6 Nov 2020 3:10 PM IST

  • [Arnab Goswamis Plea Against His Arrest In 2018 Abetment To Suicide Case] Live Updates From Bombay High Court

    Bombay High Court is hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by #ArnabGoswami against his arrest in the 2018 abetment to suicide case.The bench to consider his prayer for interim release today.Yesterday a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik had refused to grant interim relief observing that the bench needed to hear the State and the complainant Adnya Naik.Goswami was arrested...

    Bombay High Court is hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by #ArnabGoswami against his arrest in the 2018 abetment to suicide case.

    The bench to consider his prayer for interim release today.

    Yesterday a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik had refused to grant interim relief observing that the bench needed to hear the State and the complainant Adnya Naik.

    Goswami was arrested by Raigad police from his Mumbai residence on November 4 morning following which the CJM of Alibag remanded him to 14-day judicial custody till November 18.

    Live Updates

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:47 PM IST

      Ponda now refers to the SC decision in 'Asian Resurfacing' which observed that High Court has power under Article 226 to consider bail

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:45 PM IST

      Ponda says that in 'Kartar Singh' case, the SC held that the High Court can grant bail even under Article 226 in exceptional circumstances.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:44 PM IST

      Ponda refers to the SC judgment in 'Kartar Singh' case to say that the High Court has the power to directly consider bail.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:42 PM IST

      Salve was referring to Senior Advocates Abad Ponda and Amit Desai in the above comment.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:40 PM IST

      Salve : Whatever little of criminal law I know, I learnt from Mr.Ponda and Mr. Desai. So when they speak, I take a back seat.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:38 PM IST

      Ponda cites the 2014 SC judgment in Sandeep Kumar Bafna which held that a person can directly surrender before HC to apply for bail.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:36 PM IST

      Ponda : If we are challenging the very basis, seeking quashing the FIR, this court needs to be approached.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:35 PM IST

      Justice Shinde : Under ordinary course, the petitioner should have approached which court?

      Ponda : Ordinarily, the Magistrate.

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:34 PM IST

      Justice Shinde asks Ponda if bail was applied before CJM.

      Ponda says the bail application was withdrawn as the CJM did not give any specific date and posted it after "reasonable time".

    • 6 Nov 2020 4:33 PM IST

      Salve : Habeas may not lie technically. But we have challenged the entire FIR and the arrest.

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