The Bombay High Court will hear Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami’s bail plea on Friday (November 6, 2020). Goswami was arrested on Wednesday in the case related to the suicide of architect and interior designer Anvay Naik in 2018.
Meanwhile, the court would also hear on Friday the plea filed by Adnya Naik, the daughter of Akshata and Anvay, seeking a reinvestigation of the A-Summary Report filed by the Raigad Police in connection with the complaint into the double suicide of her father and grandmother Kumud Naik on May 5, 2018.
Goswami had to spend the last night at Alibaug Nagar Parishad School, which has been designated as a Covid-19 centre for the Alibaug prison.
A magistrate in Alibaug, while remanding the Republic TV editor-in-chief in judicial custody till 18 November, had observed that his arrest was prima facie illegal, as per a detailed court order made available on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the police filed a revision application before the Alibaug sessions court on 5 November, challenging the order passed by the magistrate there a day earlier.
Along with Goswami, two others — Feroz Shaikh and Sarda — were also nabbed in connection with the 2018 suicide abetment case.
Goswami’s arrest has no basis and the probe into the matter is totally illegal, said the lawyer of another accused Nitesh Sarda on Thursday.
Speaking to news agency ANI, advocate Vijay Aggarwal added, “The court yesterday heard the arguments in detail very patiently and refused to send the accused to police remand. This case has no basis. It is a big victory for us as remand sought by Mumbai Police was rejected on the very first day.
