New Delhi: Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was on wednesday granted bail by the Supreme Court in 2018 abetment to suicide case. The decision by Supreme Court came after a division bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud & Indira Banerjee heard petitions filed by Arnab Goswami & co-accused Neetish Sarda & & Parveen Rajesh Singh against the Bombay High Court’s denial of interim bail.
Besides this, the Supreme Court also directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to ensure the order is followed immediately.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court questioned the Maharashtra government over the 2018 abetment to suicide case against Arnab Goswami and said it would be a travesty of justice if personal liberty of a person is curtailed like this.
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Justice Chandrachud’s observations on Arnab bail hearing
[Breaking] “If we don’t interfere in this case today, we will walk on a path of destruction”, Supreme Court grants bail to Arnab Goswami #SupremeCourt #SupremeCourtofIndia #JusticeChandrachud #ArnabGoswami @republic @MumbaiPolice https://t.co/4vYklhcIhy
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) November 11, 2020
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— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) November 11, 2020
We hold HC was incorrect in not granting bail. Arnab Goswami and two other accused be released on interim bail on a bond of Rs 50,000. Commissioner of Police is directed to ensure order is followed immediately: Justice Chandrachud
[BREAKING] Supreme Court orders release of #ArnabGoswami and other co-accused on interim bail in the 2018 abetment to suicide case.
Bond of Rs 50,000 to be executed before Jail Suptd.
Police asked to execute order forthwith.#ArnabGoswami #SupremeCourt #SupremeCourtofIndia https://t.co/JputQo6ksv
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) November 11, 2020
# The direction to release is not to Mumbai police but to Raigad police under whose jurisdiction Taloja jail is situated.
# The accused should execute a personal bond for an amount of Rs 50000 for release on interim bail.
# Arnab Goswami bail plea in SC: His lawyer Harish Salve says, “For abetment, there must be direct & indirect act of commission of offense. If a person commits suicide in Maharashtra & blames govt, will CM be arrested? Need to apply proximity test to prove abetment to suicide case”
# The CJM said that no connection was found between the suicide and the accused.
# Arnab case: We are seeing case after case where HCs are not granting bail and failing to protect the personal liberty of people, says SC
# Arnab case: SC expresses concern over state governments targeting individuals on the basis of ideology, difference of opinion
# On November 4, there is a Judiciary remand order. On November 7, liberty is given by HC following which the bail application is filed and then this SLP
# Arnab case: SC says if constitutional court don’t interfere, “we are travelling the path of destruction undeniably”
# May not be direct incitement bit may have been circumstances which led to suicide, says Desai while reading an excerpt of a SC Judgment
# SC says if the constitutional court don’t interfere, “we are travelling to the path of destruction undeniably”
# SC says our democracy is extraordinarily resilient, the Maharashtra government must ignore all this (Arnab’s taunts on TV)
# Abetment of suicide case against Arnab Goswami: SC says it would be a travesty of justice if the personal liberty of a person is curtailed
“If we as a constitutional court do not lay down law and protect liberty then who will?… If a state targets an individual like that, a strong message needs to be sent out…Our democracy is extraordinarily resilient,” says Justice Chandrachud of Supreme Court https://t.co/KhIBROOf0p
— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2020
The suicide case, in which a closure report was filed in 2019, was reopened after Naik’s wife Akshata approached a court. In September this year, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had ordered a re-investigation into the case after a fresh complaint by Naik’s daughter.
SC asks Maharashtra whether Arnab Goswami’s case requires custodial interrogation, says “we are dealing with issue of personal liberty”
Taken 19(1)a to such an extreme extent, it is not an absolute right, My lords must also look at that, says Sibal Yes, when your appeal came, CJI said.
Our democracy is extraordinarily resilient. Governments must ignore all this. This is not the basis on which elections are fought, says Justice Chandrachud
The court had already denied interim bail to Goswami three times in the past.
