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

Salve reads averments which say that Anvay Naik murdered his mother.

His mother wrote a nasty letter to Arnab in angst and financial distress, says Salve for Arnab Goswami

I had argued that there was no case of Abetment to suicide made out against Arnab Goswami, Salve Says.

Salve reads the Closure report.

“The Marathi version of the closure report has not been filed”, says Justice Chandrachud.

During this time the workers of Anvay Naik were asking for money & him and his mother were in a lot of financial stress, says Salve for Arnab Goswami

We are well past the FIR stage. The FIR was lodged in 2018, May 5. After this matter was investigated. The Power to re-investigation has been wrongly used, Salve for Arnab Goswami

The overlay of the malice and fact and the abuse and conduct of state power is not something that happens on a day in and day our basis. Please see the totality of these issues, says Salve for Arnab Goswami

Senior Advocate Harish Salve appears for Arnab Goswami

Before you begin, theres one aspect we look at in these matters where there is a challenge to the FIR’s. The only prayer which survives is the quashing of FIR, says Justice Chandrachud

Supreme Court’s bench of Justices Chandrachud & Indira Banerjee assembles.

#SupremeCourt’s bench of Justices Chandrachud & Indira Banerjee assembles.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave wrote to the SC Secretary-General asking why the petition of #ArnabGoswami was given priority listing when many other petitions of undertrials are not getting listed.

The Alibag Sessions court has posted the regular bail application filed by #ArnabGoswami for tomorrow.

The bail application was filed on Monday ahead of the Bombay HC rejecting his interim bail application.