The NM Joshi Marg Police Station in Mumbai had last Wednesday registered an FIR against Republic TV” Editor-in-chief Goswami, his wife, their son and two other people for allegedly assaulting police officers and trying to obstruct them when they arrived at his home in Lower Parel to arrest him in a 2018 case. His wife also requested the pre-arrest bond.
A Alibi The police team arrested Goswami in connection with a case of alleged complicity in the suicide of Anvay Naik, an interior designer who had worked in his television studio in 2018.
The police registered him and his wife under Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code (Assault or criminal force to dissuade a public servant from fulfilling his duties), Section 504 (Intentional insult to cause breach of the peace and 506 (criminal intimidation) and under the Law of Damage to Public Property Article 353 cannot be subject to bail and carries a maximum penalty of two years ”.
Although it is listed for hearing on Wednesday before the court of sessions, it was postponed as the Supreme Court took up its main challenge to HC’s rejection of provisional measures.
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