SC Clarified Reasons For Granting Interim Bail To Arnab

SC clarified reasons for granting interim bail to Arnab, says allegations made in police FIR not proved.

Nearly 15 days after television journalist Arnab Goswami was granted anticipatory bail in a 2018 case for abetment to suicide, the SC today clarified the reasons for giving bail to Arnab.

SC on November 11 in the suicide case The editor-in-chief gave detailed orders for interim bail granted to Arnab Goswami in the suicide case.

The Supreme Court held that prima facie evaluation of the FIR lodged by the Maharashtra Police does not establish charges against him.

Arnab’s bail will remain for 4 weeks- SC

The Supreme Court said that the interim bail in journalist Arnab Goswami’s suicide case in 2018 will continue until the Bombay HC settles his plea.

The Supreme Court said that journalist Arnab Goswami’s interim bail will be for the next 4 weeks from the day the Mumbai High Court decided on his bail plea in the suicide case.

The high court, orders given to lower courts

The Supreme Court said that the High Court, lower courts should be vigilant against the misuse of criminal law by the state.

The apex court said that SC, HC, district judiciary should not become criminal law for selective harassment of citizens.

Speaking on the Arnab case, the Supreme Court said that the doors of this court cannot be closed to a citizen against whom prima facie there are signs of the State abusing its power.

Supreme Court comment

The Supreme Court said that denying personal freedom even for one day is too much. Courts are needed to address the institutional problems of delay in handling bail applications.

The court remarked that there was no connection between the FIR lodged by Mumbai Police against Arnab and the content of the offense of insult to suicide. In such a case, the allegations against Arnab are not being proved.

On November 11 last, while granting interim bail to the Supreme Court Goswami said that it would be an injustice if his personal freedom was obstructed.

On November 11, Justice Chandrachud, while granting bail to Arnab Goswami, expressed concern over how the state government could target some people only on the grounds that they did not agree with his ideas or opinions.

He said that he would later take the opinion of lawyers in this matter on how to safeguard the freedom of citizens.

While delivering this judgment, the Supreme Court granted bail to two other Nitish Sarada and Feroze Muhammad Sheikh in this case on a personal bond of fifty-fifty thousand rupees.

While granting bail, the judge said that if the state governments target people, they should realize that there is a Supreme Court to protect the rights of citizens.

The bench said in its order that we hold that the High Court had done the wrong by dismissing the petitioner’s interim bail application.

We, therefore, order that Arnab Manoranjan Goswami, Feroze Muhammad Sheikh, and Nitish Sarada be released immediately on interim bail. The court also directed the accused to cooperate in the investigation of the case.