Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday November 11, granted interim bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in a 2018 case of alleged abetment to suicide of an interior designer. Quashing the Bombay High Court order, the apex court Bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said it would be travesty of justice if bail was not granted while FIR was still pending.
Goswami and two other people, Feroz Shaikh and Nitesh Sarda, had challenged the Bombay High Court’s order rejecting their interim bail plea in the top court.
The Republic TV head was arrested on November 4 in connection with the double-suicide case of architect Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik on May 5, 2018 for alleged non-payment of his dues by Goswami, and two other creditors, Feroze Shaikh and Nitesh Sarda.
Naik's widow Akshata Naik and their daughter Adnya Naik, have filed a separate plea seeking a reinvestigation into the case or transferring it to an independent agency for probe.