No Interim Relief for Arnab Yet, HC to Hear Arrest Pleas on Friday
The QuintPonda observed that Akshata Naik had just filed a petition in the Bombay High Court that the same judges would be considering, in which she had challenged the order to close the investigation in April 2019. Harish Salve urged the court to keep in mind the numerous cases against Goswami and Republic by the Maharashtra administration, and said they “could not ignore” the implications of how Goswami was being hounded. “There is no reason or ground to arrest him and so he should be given interim bail.” However, the judges stood firm that they would need to hear from the respondents before they could grant such a relief. One potential complication for the case is that the court will be going on its Diwali break after Friday, which means that the request for interim relief will have to be decided by then, or will then either be delayed for a week unless a vacation bench hears it. Goswami’s lawyers have separately filed a bail plea in the sessions court, Ponda informed the court, for which no date has yet been set.