The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami, who was arrested on November 4 and has been under judicial custody since then in a criminal case relating to abetment to suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik in 2018.
Though the apex court is on a Diwali break, it is arranged for a special session to hear Arnab’s case. A two-judge bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee is hearing the case through video conferencing.
The Court also granted bail to Tthe co-accused Neetish Sarda and Firoze Mohammed Sheikh in the case. The Court said that Raigad police should ensure the compliance of the order of release forthwith. The accused should execute a personal bond for an amount of Rs 50,000/- for release on interim bail.
Justice Chandrachud said, "Keep aside everything. If this is what our state governments are going to do to people who are to be nailed, then the Supreme Court has to intervene. There has to be a message to HCs- Please exercise your jurisdiction to uphold personal liberty. We are seeing case after case. HCs are failing to exercise jurisdiction. People are in jail for tweets!"