Arnab Goswami withdraws bail plea from Alibaug sessions court

Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on Thursday withdrew his bail application from the Alibaug sessions court in the abetment of suicide case of interior designer Anvay Naik. Goswami was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Bombay High Court had last week rejected interim bail to Goswami and two others arrested in the case on November 4 and directed the sessions court to expedite the hearing on the regular bail pleas of the accused.

The SC, in its order, had said that the HC “was in error” in rejecting the interim bail pleas and directed the release of the three accused on personal bonds. Lawyer Gaurav Parkar, representing Goswami, said that an application to withdraw the bail plea was submitted citing the SC order.