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

Senior Advocate Gopal Shankaranarayanan now making submissions for the co-accused Firoz Muhammed Sheikh.

The accused persons have no connection. Absolute strangers. But FIR mentions 'common intention' : GS

Harish Salve : If the High Court felt there were serious questions for consideration, why no interim release was granted to him?

Harish Salve : The High Court made a "gross mistake". The question whether enquiry could have started is up for consideration. If there are serious questions to be tried, why no interim relief?

Harish Salve : Is he a terrorist? Is there a murder charge on him?

Harish Salve : The way he was arrested..20-30 armed policemen reach his house..arrest him without prior notice and straightaway take to Raigad from Mumbai.

Harish Salve : There was no presonal relationship between Arnab Goswami and Anvay Naik. Mere contractual dispute cannot be abetment to suicide.

Harish Salve : There has to be clear "mens rea" for offence of abetment to suicide.

Harish Salve referring to SC precedents to state that there has to be 'direct and proximate' cause for suicide and active encouragement driving the person to suicide.

Harish Salve : Last month a man in Maharashtra committed suicide saying the Chief Minister failed to pay salary? What you do? Arrest the Chief Minister?

Harish Salve : And the High Court said it cannot look into question of malafides because there was an alternate remedy of Section 439!.