Freedom Of Press Indespensible To Democracy, Must Be Protected From Intimidation: Calcutta HC Allows Anticipatory Bail To ABP Ananda Journalist

The Calcutta High Court has recently allowed a plea for anticipatory bail moved by a journalist working with ABP Ananda News, who was allegedly falsely implicated in criminal cases after having taken videos of illegal sand mining. A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi held:Petitioner claims that he recorded illegal sand mining activities in pursuit of...