Citizenship Bill Protests: Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dr. Hiren Gohain And Akhil Gogoi In 'Sedition' Case

Ashok Kini

14 Feb 2019 12:40 PM IST

“It does not appear to this Court that any such statement was made by them, in their speeches, in the meeting involved in this case, requiring their custodial interrogation.”

The Gauhati High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Assamese litterateur Hiren Gohain and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, against whom the police had registered a sedition case. On the basis of comments made by the Dr. Hiren Gohain, Senior journalist Manjit Mahanta and Akhil Gogoi during their speech in a meeting on January 7 to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Police...

Citizenship Bill Protests: Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dr. Hiren Gohain And Akhil Gogoi In 'Sedition' Case

Ashok Kini

“It does not appear to this Court that any such statement was made by them, in their speeches, in the meeting involved in this case, requiring their custodial interrogation.”

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