INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In a major relief to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to the controversial
journalist and two others, Nitish Sarda and Parveen Rajesh Singh, in the 2018 abetment of suicide case
The trio have been released on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each.The Supreme Court also asked the authorities to not delay the release of
and two others shall not tamper with evidence and asked them to cooperate in the probe into the 2018 abetment of suicide case.Hours after
the court ordered his release, Arnab walked out the Taloja jail in Raigad district, at around 8.30 pm and waved to people assembled outside
from the vehicle carrying him, saying he was thankful to the Supreme Court for granting him bail
He flashed the victory sign and said, "this is the victory of the people of India."Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court questioned the
bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said if state governments target individuals, they must realise then that there is apex
court to protect the liberty of citizens.The top court expressed concern over state governments targeting some individuals on the basis of
ideology and difference of opinion.?We are seeing case after case where high courts are not granting bail and failing to protect personal
liberty of people,? the bench said while hearing Goswami's plea seeking interim bail in the case of alleged abetment to suicide of an
pertains to ?personal liberty?.It observed that Indian democracy is ?extraordinarily resilient? and the Maharashtra government must ignore
all this (Arnab's taunt on TV).Arnab has challenged the Bombay High Court's November 9 order refusing to grant him and two others
interim bail in the case and asking them to move the trial court for relief.The three accused were arrested by Alibaug police in
Maharashtra's Raigad district on November 4 in connection with the suicide of architect-interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother in
other accused Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda, had said, "no case has been made out for us (court) to exercise our extraordinary
jurisdiction".Apart from seeking the interim bail, the journalist and other accused had also sought a direction from the high court for
staying the investigation into the case and quash the FIR against them.The high court will hear their pleas seeking to quash the FIR on
December 10.He and the two other accused were later produced before a magistrate who refused to send them in police custody and remanded
He was on Sunday shifted to the Taloja jail in Raigad district after allegedly being found using a mobile phone while in judicial custody.
