Arnab Goswami granted interim bail by Supreme Court in 2018 abetment of suicide case
A two-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee was hearing an appeal against the Bombay High Court denying the bail through video conferencing.
A two-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee was hearing an appeal against the Bombay High Court denying the bail through video conferencing.
The hearing comes two days after the Bombay High Court turned down Goswami's plea against his arrest and the reopening of the case.
The distribution head Ghanshyam Singh of Republic TV, which is run by arrested anchor Arnab Goswami, is the twelfth accused being taken into custody by Mumbai Police in connection with the television rating point (TRP) scam.
The Governor also asked the Home Minister to allow the family of Arnab Goswami to see him and to speak to him.
That Republic TV, in general, and Mr Goswami in particular, can be accused of displaying undue bias in their coverage of events in Maharashtra, especially the death of an actor, is not in doubt
'The bank accounts of the channels would be investigated, besides the funds they receive from advertisers and whether they are from proceeds of crimes,' it said.
Slapping a legal notice on Goswami, Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavlamban Mission (VNSSM) President Kishore Tiwari, who is accorded Minister of State status, contended that the manner in which the debates are conducted on the channel were an attempt at "Contempt of the Supreme Court".
The top court reiterated that it is the duty of the court to protect the freedom of expression and noted multiple complaints against Goswami will have a stifling effect.
FIRs were registered for his defamatory statements against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in a news show relating to Palghar mob-lynching.
On Tuesday the court rapped DGCA for certifying action of airlines other than Indigo, which imposed an indefinite flying ban without an inquiry on stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
