New Delhi: The country's largest court said on Friday that prima facie facts do not prove necessary to incite suicide against Arnab Goswami and two others. The court has strongly criticized the Bombay High Court for not noticing the 'willful relationship' between the allegations and legal provisions levelled against these three in the complaint.
The apex court made these comments in a decision to extend the term of interim bail of Arnab Goswami and two others in the 2018 abetment to suicide case. The Bench of Justice Dhananjay Y Chandrachud and Justice Indira Banerjee said that the High Court should not restrain itself from exercising its authority when a citizen is arbitrarily deprived of his freedom in excess of the State Government. In these cases prima facie the assessment of the FIR does not prove to be an essential aspect of the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.
The court said, "The appellants are residents of India and there is no danger of their absconding during the course of investigation or trial. There is no possibility of tampering of evidence or witnesses. Keeping these aspects in mind, the appellants were released on bail in the order on 11 November 2020. "
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