The Supreme Court on Friday allowed anticipatory bail to the editor of the Malayalam YouTube News Channel 'Marunadan Malayalee' Shajan Skaria in a criminal case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act 1989 over making alleged derogatory remarks against MLA PV Sreenijin.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra pronounced the verdict. The Supreme Court on Friday allowed …
The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed the anticipatory bail plea moved by Shajan Skaria in the case alleging that he interacted with a priest through his YouTube channel 'Marunadan Malayali' with the intention to insult a religion.The Single Bench of Justice K. Babu found "force" in Skaria's contention that he was implicated in criminal cases at the instigation of …
While refusing anticipatory bail to a Malayalam YouTube news channel 'Marunadan Malayalee' editor Shajan Skariah for allegedly broadcasting derogatory news item against MLA Sreenijin, the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed concerns over the changing character of journalism. The prosecution case against Skaria was that the said news item contained false, baseless and defamatory allegations against the de facto complainant, …
