The Patiala House Court in Delhi has taken cognizance of the criminal defamation case filed by ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, which runs Republic TV and R Bharat channels,  against Times Now anchor Navika Kumar, for making allegedly defamatory remarks against Republic TV and its Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with the TRP Scam case.

The Court of ACMM Chander Jit Singh has fixed the matter for pre-summoning evidence on June 8, 2021, after hearing Advocate Vijay Agarwal (for Republic TV) through video conferencing.

 In its complaint under Section 499/ 500 IPC, ARG Outlier has alleged that Republic Media Network has been the target of a vicious, vindictive and malice driven exercise under the Maharashtra Government and that Kumar, as a part of a planned scheme and to take advantage of the ongoing deep-seated malice intends to further her own corporate interests.

It is stated that the entire matter relating to alleged TRP manipulations is being investigated and pending consideration before the Bombay High Court. Regardless, it is alleged, in a telecast dated 18 January:

The company has urged that Kumar cannot be permitted to steal a march over the adjudication process and pronounce the channel guilt by elevating itself a parallel adjudication forum.

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