Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Raushan Sinha In Case Over Social Media Post About Rahul Gandhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to social media influencer Raushan Singh, against whom a case was registered for allegedly misquoting Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary speech.

On the day Rahul Gandhi delivered his maiden Lok Sabha speech after the 2024 elections, Sinha allegedly posted on Twitter that Gandhi had called Hindus violent. The case agaisnt him was registered over this post on a complaint by a Congress worker in Telangana.

He was accused of offences related to public mischief, intentional insult to provoke public peace, forgery harming reputation under Section(s) 352, 353(2), 353(1)(c) and 336(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Aravind Kumar set aside the Telangana High Court's order dated April 3, which refused to grant him pre-arrest bail. Considering that the police filed chargesheet subsequently in June 2025, the Court granted him anticipatory bail, observing that custodial interrogation was no longer required.

"Having regard to the nature of accusation levelled, we are of the considered opinion that custodial interrogation of the appellant is not required and that there is sufficient ground for the appellant to be admitted to an order for grant of bail in anticipation of arrest," the Court noted.

The Court directed that in any event Sinha is arrested in connection with the said FIR, he shall be released on bail on conditions fixed by the Trial Court. It has been added that Sinha must continue to cooperate with the investigation and shall not be involved in any inducement of the witnesses etc. Any breach of the same will lead to cancellation of the bail.

"Needless to observe, as and when called upon to do so by the investigating officer, the appellant shall continue to join further investigation, if conducted, and also co-operate in the ensuing trial. He shall not, directly or indirectly, by inducement, threat or promise, dissuade any person acquainted with the facts of the case from disclosing such facts to any police officer or to the court.." 

Case Details: RAUSHAN SINHA v.STATE OF TELANGANA|SLP (Crl.) No. 9925 OF 2025

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