In a relief to Republic TV journalist Pradeep Bhandari, anticipatory bail has been granted to the journalist after he was summoned under non-bailable sections by the Mumbai Police.
Advocate Sachin BS appearing for the accused argued that Kaniyoor is a public servant and since no permission was sought before filing the complaint, the question of taking cognisance of the matter did not arise.
An FIR was filed against journalist Vinod Dua in Delhi accusing him of misreporting the Delhi riots and also on charges of creating a public nuisance by false "contextual reporting".
In an unprecedented drama, Mamata Banerjee had sat on dharna earlier in February 2019 against CBI’s demand to question Rajeev Kumar on Saradha chit fund scam