Arnab Goswami withdraws pre-arrest bail plea

According to sources, the television journalist has withdrawn his pre-arrest bail plea for allegedly assaulting a woman police officer back when Mumbai Police went to his house to arrest him on November 4.

Arnab Goswami withdraws pre-arrest bail plea
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On Thursday, December 17, Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, withdrew his pre-arrest bail plea with regards to a case filed against him by Mumbai Police for allegedly assaulting a woman police officer.

As per reports, Goswami had moved the anticipatory bail application before a sessions court in November. Moreover, he urged for a pre-arrest bail after an FIR was registered against him at N M Joshi Marg police station in Mumbai for allegedly assaulting a woman police officer when the police team went to his house to arrest him on November 4.

The television journalist has been booked under IPC sections 353 (assault to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and under the Damage to Public Property Act in this case.

In the past, Mumbai Police had reached Goswami's residence, and as per him, barged into his room before arresting him in connection with the suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik in 2018. The arrest had reverberated across the country and was strongly condemned by the opposition in the state.

In recent developments, earlier on December 16, a court in Raigad district took cognizance of a charge-sheet filed against Arnab Goswami and two others in the abetment of suicide case of interior designer Anvay Naik. Moreover, the court has asked the Republic TV Editor-in-Chief to appear before it on January 7.

As per reports, the court took the cognizance of the charge-sheet, which runs into 1,914 pages, in spite of strong objection put forth by the defence lawyers, especially public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik accepted the request and directed the magistrates' court to issue a copy of the charge-sheet to Goswami at the earliest. As a result, the court stated that it would hear the matter further in January.

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