SC to hear plea of Zee TV news anchor Rohit Ranjan today

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Thursday the plea of Zee TV news anchor Rohit Ranjan, facing several FIRs in some States for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, seeking protection from coercive action for the alleged offence.

“List it tomorrow,” a vacation Bench of justices Indira Banerjee and J K Maheswari said when senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the TV anchor, sought an urgent hearing of the plea in view of registration of several FIRs against him in many States for telecast of the clip.

“This man was arrested yesterday by UP police at Noida and released on bail as the offence invoked was bailable, “ he said,