Republic TV And Arnab Goswami's Plea Against Mumbai Police's FIR In TRP Scam: Live Updates From Bombay High Court

J Shinde: We will flash the message that up to 3.30pm no other matter will be taken up

Mundargi- Vikas  Khanchandani, CEO Republic also applied for ABA but he was picked up in the middle. I am citing his remand application.

J Pitale asks how many accused. 15. Munargi confirms that all those who got ABA are from Republic. Two employees have been arrested.

Mundargi - Priya Mukharjee's case is very interesting. The police party followed her to Bangalore. She was forced to get transit ABA from there

J Pitale- Is Pet. No. 2 named anywhere

Mundargi- No, but only as chalak-malak. Today they want to keep it open-ended.

Mundargi submits that Arnab Goswami's petition will be maintainable.

They have named Republic channel, people connected as accused, chalak-malak

"In any event, Arnab being the director can be put in the bracket of "Wanted Accused"- J Shinde 

Mungardi says that the 2nd charge sheet which names Republic's employees as suspects was filed on January 11, 2021

December 13, 2020, they were shown as wanted accused in the remand applications. "Please read between the lines"

J Shinde says all the people named are employees of the company and the company can seek quashing on their behalf

Justice Shinde asks if the investigation is complete. Chief PP Deepak Thakare for Mumbai Police says it's not.

J Shinde- How much time do you need? Forever 

Mundargi - The target is Pet no. 2 (Arnab Goswami) and no one else.

Mundargi says that in the remand applications, the above are shown as wanted accused, in the Charge sheet only as suspects

Mundargi- Showing the people as suspects is not that innocent an act as the prosecution would like to show before the court.