Zee News Anchor Rohit Ranjan Approaches Supreme Court Against Multiple FIRs Over Rahul Gandhi's Video

Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan moves Supreme Court against the multiple FIRs registered against him over an alleged doctored video of Rahul Gandhi's speech.

Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra mentioned the matter before a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari for urgent listing. Luthra submitted that the anchor made an error during a show and he later apologised for it. However, multiple FIRs have been registered against him over the show. Luthra added that the Chhattisgarh police is trying to arrest him and that the Noida police had arrested him yesterday and released him on bail.

The bench agreed to list the matter tomorrow. After the bench passed the order for listing tomorrow, the Advocate on Record clarified that the petition is yet to be filed. This made the bench upset.  

"We should have been told that the matter has not been filed. This is no ground. This court is going to take a very strong view. As AOR you should have instructed your counsel", Justice Banerjee scolded the Advocate on Record.

Senior Advocate Luthra apologized to the bench for the confusion.

The issue relates to a news program done by Ranjan where a comment made by Rahul Gandhi regarding the attack of his office in Waynad was played as his response to the Udaipur murder.