Karnataka HC cites SC’s Arnab order while granting bail to channel MD

The Karnataka High Court has cited a recent Supreme Court order granting bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami while granting anticipatory bail to the managing director of a local Kannada TV channel who was accused of extortion.

The accusation came after the channel – Power TV – had aired a series of programmes alleging corruption in the BJP government in Karnataka.

In an order issued on Wednesday, the bench of Justice B A Patil granted anticipatory bail to Rakesh Shetty, MD of Power TV channel, and asked him to cooperate in the investigations. The court stated, “It is the duty of the court to exercise its jurisdiction in a proper way to protect the personal liberty of a citizen.