Arnab Goswami's Habeas Plea Against His Arrest In 2018 Abetment To Suicide Case -LIVE UPDATES From Bombay High Court

Aggarwal says he will only take ten minutes more.

There are times when "dil maange more", Aggarwal says smiling.

Justice Shinde (smiling) : Mr Aggarwal, you said you will take only twenty minutes. You can go on the whole day arguing like his. We are not going to sit on Sunday for further hearing.

Aggarwal says he had appeared in a case before Justice Kathawalla of Bombay HC, where the bench ordered in a writ petition to forthwith release a woman who was illegally arrested by a male officer and fine was imposed on the officer.

Aggarwal : In appropriate cases, the Court can. If arrest is illegal, the Court can allow release.

Justice Shinde : Mr Aggarwal, you are regularly practising in Delhi High Court. Tell us, in how many cases there, court entertain petitions for bail exercising jurisdiction under Art 226.

Justice Shinde says "we are only in dialogue and have not formed any final opinion". Judge clarifies that these are queries on which the bench is seeking clarifications.

Justice Shinde : It will send a wrong signal that though Sec 439 is there HC can be approached in writ. This will be undermining the authority of courts below. 

Justice Shinde : There are remedies under CrPC under Sections 438/439. Still, we are not understanding why the petitioners are not availing such remedies and seek interim bail in a writ petition.

Justice Shinde : Criminal Procedure Code provides Section 439 for regular bail. First sessions court, then High Court. 

Aggarwal : My client is a 27 year old person who holds minor shares in the company named in the suicide note. I had joined the investigation earlier and closure report was filed. Now case re-opened. This is harassment and illegal.