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

Harish Salve says that the Prosecutor raised a technical objection to the bail application being heard by the trial court when the revision petition for police custody was pending.

Harish Salve making rejoinder submissions now.

Salve has now argued the point of malafide entirely without an opportunity for respondents to respond. This has defeated the liberty given by the HC. So, those allegations cannot be gone into by the SC : C U Singh.

High Court did not go into the allegations of malafide because there was no opportunity for the respondents to file replies. That is why HC has posted the case in December after pleadings are completed : C U Singh.

Akshata Naik and Adnya Naik had to face threatening calls. Criminal complaints filed for that : C U Singh.

Senior Adv C U Singh making submissions for Akshata Naik.

The bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee has re-assembled after lunch break to resume hearing of the Arnab Goswami case.

If anyone deserves liberty today, it is your lordships. It will be My lords Birthday Lunch today!, says Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan

Today is Justice Chandrachud’s Birthday.

Justice Chandrachud asks how much time will the Counsel take.

Counsel say they will take some time.

Justice Chandrachud says they will assemble after 45 minutes.

No problem with FIR. The law is that it is the mens rea of the accused which is pertinent. Amrut Bhai Judgment cited by them was overruled by a Justice Nariman led bench, Salve for Arnab Goswamy