SC is hearing ArnabGoswami's plea seeking quashing of FIR filed against him for disturbing communal harmony over the gathering of Migrants in Bandra. Top Court also to hear an application filed by Maharastra Govt. seeking restraining Goswami from interfering in...
SC is hearing ArnabGoswami's plea seeking quashing of FIR filed against him for disturbing communal harmony over the gathering of Migrants in Bandra.
Top Court also to hear an application filed by Maharastra Govt. seeking restraining Goswami from interfering in investigation.
"We will reserve the orders. We Will extend the protection granted until we deliver the judgement, which we should do so in the next two days."
The protection granted to the petitioner on April 24, 2020 shall continue to remain in operation.
Senior Advocate Sibal:
"That is quite possible. Congress workers may have placed copy of the first FIR when they went ahead to lodge a complaint."
Bench to Senior Advocate Sibal:
"We are not saying that but FIRs are the same.
So far as mala fide is concerned, it is that the FIR is verbatim, there is no change"
Bench:
"all the FIRs are cyclostyled, they are word to word same. They are linked to the first FIR"
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal: If they are, the Court can quash them?
"Please ask the CBI to file a Report in the case and give me [#ArnabGoswami] an extension of interim protection [which ends on May 14]" - Salve
"There is problem in the investigation and it took [place] part by part, with out of context records from the show to "make a case" against me", Salve for #ArnabGoswami
"Affidavit of Police Chief is distressing. Look at this conduct. A Police Commissioner needs court's protection against an accused?"
[Mr. Salve is referred to the Application on behalf of Maharashtra Government, alleging browbeating by #ArnabGoswami]
"On the issue of #Markaz a lot of people have criticised...if some body criticises the leadership of a religious group then that is not 295. If it is then, Article 19 should be done away with!"
- Salve
"They have problems with a political party, they want to target a journalist. Where is the point of criminal conspiracy, as pointed out by Dr Singhvi?"
- Sr. Adv. Salve for #ArnabGoswami
Correction: Mr. Salve said : "This case of one political party targeting a journalist."