Bombay High Court to hear Arnab Goswami Bail: Suffered serious injuries, forced to consume liquid while in illegal detention [Read Application]

Arnab Goswami has filed for bail before the Bombay High Court along with his Habeas Corpus plea challenging his arrest on the morning of November 4 in connection with the case registered for the suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik..The bail application will be heard by a Bench of Justice SS Shinde and MS Karnik at 12 pm today..Goswami has sought bail in the FIR (CR. no. 59 of 2018). In his bail plea for immediate release from the illegal detention and wrongful custody by the Maharashtra Police, Goswami also makes serious allegations of manhandling by the Police. In this regard, his application alleges,."During the course of his arrest and while being transferred to Alibaug in a police van and in the custody of the police, the Petitioner suffered a 6-inch-deep gash on his left hand, a serious injury to his spinal cord, was hit by a heavy uniform police officer’s boot, was not allowed to wear shoes throughout, suffered vein injuries and was not even given access to drinking water. Additionally, the Petitioner was also forced to consume certain liquid by the police officers guarding him and choked as a result thereof.".Goswami has also sought an interim stay in the proceedings of the FIR, including a stay on the investigation..Goswami contends that the investigation into the FIR is illegal..He highlights that the investigation in the 2018 FIR was closed after the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alibaug accepted the "A" Summary report. There is no judicial order thereafter for re-opening the investigation, he points out..Goswami goes on to contend,."There is no requirement to continue the illegal detention of the Petitioner as all records of the matter are with the Maharashtra police which had been provided by the Petitioner way back in 2019."Arnab Goswami in his bail application.Goswami has also claimed that he approached High Court as the bail hearing before the CJM in Alibaug was dependent on the filing of a reply by the Maharashtra police. .He has claimed that the reply is likely to be deliberately delayed to ensure that the Petitioner remains illegally detained, rendering his his remedy infructuous..Goswami was remanded to a 14-day judicial custody by the CJM Alibaug in a late night order passed on Wednesday..Breaking: Arnab Goswami remanded to judicial custody for two weeks.He has approached the High Court with a habeas corpus petition challenging the arrest and detention. This plea is also slated to be taken up by the Bench of Justices Shinde and Karnik today.."It is clear that the State is acting in malice": Salve argues for Arnab Goswami, hearing before Bombay High Court adjourned to tomorrow.Read the Bail Application: