Published 09:23 IST, November 8th 2020
Bombay HC to pronounce order in Arnab Goswami's plea against illegal arrest on Monday
Bombay HC will pronounce its order on Republic Media Network Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s plea against illegal arrest and for interim bail on Monday
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Bombay High Court will prounce its order on Republic Media Network Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s plea against illegal arrest and for interim bail in a 2018 case on Monday at 3 pm. court h reserved its order on Saturday after arguments from Arnab Goswami’s lawyer - Senior vocate Harish Salve - and those representing Maharashtra state, or co-accused and informant (Anvay Naik's family), hearing case for three days in a row. Arnab continued to remain in judicial custody in Alibaug for a fourth consecutive night after his illegal arrest and shocking manhandling by Raig Police on Wednesday.
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Bombay HC to prounce verdict on Monday
Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik will prounce order via video-conferencing on Monday 3 pm, a court tice informed. This was after judges h stated that y will try to prounce order ‘as early as possible’ and ‘sometime next week’ while reserving its verdict on interim bail plea. When requested by Goswami’s lawyer Harish Salve for an order on Saturday, Justice Shinde h stated that it was too late to pass an order as it was 6pm by n.
judge also h allowed Arnab Goswami to approach sessions court to seek bail under Section 439 and that if such an application would be filed, decision h to be taken in four days.
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Harish Salve h me blistering arguments on Saturday as well as day before, calling arrest illegal and raising numerous past verdicts on ground for abetment to suicide t being sufficient for arrest.
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Arnab Goswami arrested
Arnab Goswami was arrested by Raig Police in shocking turn of events from his residence in Mumbai’s Lower Parel on Wednesday in 2018 abetment to suicide case, that was reopened. He was physically assaulted and dragged, and his family was also manhandled during process. At Alibag court, he alleged that he was furr assaulted, showing injuries on his hand and that he was t even allowed to wear his shoes.
arrest of Arnab Goswami was heavily condemned across nation for blatant attack on freedom of speech amid Mumbai Police’s shocking witch-hunt against Republic. Apart from bigwigs like Home Minister Amit Shah reacting strongly, people have taken to streets holding banners and protest marches for journalist.
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09:23 IST, November 8th 2020