'Can't Ask A Journalist To Not Write' : Supreme Court Rejects UP Police Plea To Restrain Mohammed Zubair From Tweeting As Bail Condition
2 years, 8 months ago

'Can't Ask A Journalist To Not Write' : Supreme Court Rejects UP Police Plea To Restrain Mohammed Zubair From Tweeting As Bail Condition

Live Law  

While granting interim bail to fact checker Mohammed Zubair in all FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police over his tweets, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to impose a bail condition that he should not tweet.The Court turned down a request made by the Additional Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh for such a condition. While granting interim bail to fact checker Mohammed Zubair in all FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police over his tweets, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to impose a bail condition that he should not tweet. Further, the AAG submitted that in the order passed by a vacation bench of the Supreme Court on July 8 granting interim bail to Zubair in the Sitapur FIR, there was a condition that he will not post tweets. Justice Chandrachud said that if Zubair posts any objectionable tweet, he will be answerable to law, but added that there cannot be an "anticipatory order interdicting someone from speaking".

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India’s top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist
2 years, 8 months ago

India’s top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court Wednesday granted bail to a Muslim journalist and ordered his release from jail, more than three weeks after he was detained for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets. Zubair’s arrest came after he highlighted comments made by the now-suspended spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party about Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in June that …

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the forthwith release of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in First Information Reports registered against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police accusing him of hurting religious feelings on Twitter. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the court in the order, observed there was “absolutely no reason or justification” for the Uttar Pradesh Police …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair denied bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair denied bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case

The Hindu  

An Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday denied bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case registered against him for fact-checking a report broadcast by Hindi television channel. The court again relied on the case diary to put on record that the police purportedly have evidence that Mr. Zubair’s post had the potential to spread communal riots. Mr. Singh …

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over 1 FIR
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over 1 FIR

Op India  

The Patiala House Court in Delhi has granted bail to Alt News Co-Founder and serial fake news peddler Mohammed Zubair in the Delhi FIR stemming from a tweet he wrote in 2018. On July 14, Patiala House Court Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala stated that the orders on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s bail petition will be announced on …

Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea in Delhi case deferred to July 14
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea in Delhi case deferred to July 14

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday, deferred the hearing to July 14 in the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, in connection with the Delhi Police Special Cell case against him for a 2018 tweet of his. Initially, Mr. Srivastava told the court that the bail plea should be put off because the Supreme Court was set to hear …

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 granted Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, interim bail in a case registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police accusing him of insulting religious feelings. Raju, for the Uttar Pradesh Police, said Mr. Zubair had insulted the religious feelings of the followers of Bajrang Muni Das by calling a religious leader a …

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet
2 years, 8 months ago

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet

Live Law  

A local court in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh today denied bail to the Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case against him for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni, and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'.Judicial Magistrate First Class Judge Abhinav Srivastava denied him bail on …

Delhi Police officer admits to improper leak about Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Police officer admits to improper leak about Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea

The Hindu  

Senior Delhi Police officer KPS Malhotra Saturday admitted to incorrectly informing the media that AltNews' co-founder Mohammed Zubair was sent to 14-day judicial custody over an "objectionable tweet" he had posted in 2018. The Deputy Commissioner of Police had said earlier in the day that Mr. Zubair's bail plea was rejected by a court here, and he was sent to …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair denied bail, sent to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair denied bail, sent to 14-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday denied bail to Alt-News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and remanded the journalist to 14 days in judicial custody, noting the probe was at “the initial stage”, considering the “overall facts and circumstances of the case” and given the “nature and gravity of offences”. The statement from the police had prompted Mr. Zubair’s counsel, Advocate Soutik Banerjee, …

Zubair's Arrest: UN Spokesperson Says Journalists Should Not Be Jailed for What They Write, Tweet and Say
2 years, 8 months ago

Zubair's Arrest: UN Spokesperson Says Journalists Should Not Be Jailed for What They Write, Tweet and Say

News 18  

Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, tweet and say, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in response to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in India, asserting that it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment. Zubair’s arrest came days after the …

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held
2 years, 8 months ago

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held

News 18  

A Delhi court in a late night hearing on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody of the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations. Zubair was arrested in a case which the Delhi Police registered after receiving a complaint from a Twitter handle, wherein it was alleged that he had tweeted a questionable image …

Why the Zee Editors are not out on bail
12 years, 3 months ago

Why the Zee Editors are not out on bail

Firstpost  

We spoke to the lawyer representing Zee’s editors as well as Senior Advocate KTS Tulsi to find out why the courts are not granting the Zee Editors bail A Trial Court in Delhi has denied bail to two Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia who were arrested on charges of extortion, for the second time in a week …

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