Disinformation on migrants workers in T.N. | BJP’s Prashant Umrao gets transit bail till March 20
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Appearing for Tamil Nadu Police, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde submitted that the BJP spokesperson ‘has a record of making such tweets and then deleting it without clarification’
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit anticipatory bail to Uttar Pradesh's BJP spokesperson Prashant Umrao till March 20, 2023, in an FIR recently lodged by Tamil Nadu Police against him for allegedly posting a "fake" video about the 'attack' on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu.
The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh while granting transit anticipatory bail, noted that the applicant required reasonable time to reach the territorial jurisdictional case. Court also directed applicant Prashant Umrao to provide his contact number and Google location to Tamil Nadu Police.
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Advocate Kaushal Kumar representing the applicant stated that the applicant is a member of the Bar and Standing Counsel of Goa and needs time to enable the Petitioner to approach a competent territorial jurisdictional Court.
Appearing for Tamil Nadu Police, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde submitted that Freedom of speech does not mean he lit fire to a crowded theatre.
Mr. Hegde further submitted that he has a record of making such tweets and then deleting it without clarification.
Prashant Umrao Patel, BJP's Spokesperson of Uttar Pradesh, on Monday moved Delhi High Court with an application under Section 438 of CrPC seeking transit anticipatory bail in the matter arising out of the FIR bearing Crime registered at police station Thoothukudi Central, Tamil Nadu under Sections 153/153(A)/504/505 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against him in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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