TRP case | Bombay High Court adjourns hearing on bail plea of ex-BARC CEO
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Dasgupta, who was arrested by the crime department of the Mumbai Police on December 24 final yr, sought bail on parity arguing that every one different accused individuals within the case had been out on bail.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned until February 9 the hearing on the bail plea of former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta, who’s an accused within the alleged faux Television Rating Point (TRP) rip-off.
Dasgupta, who was arrested by the crime branch of the Mumbai Police on December 24 final yr, sought bail on parity arguing that every one different accused individuals within the case had been out on bail.
On Tuesday, Dasgupta’s counsels Abad Ponda and Shardul Singh instructed the High Court that the former BARC CEO suffered from a spinal problem and needed a medical attention.
“He (Dasgupta) is not dying but it (health) is precarious and he needs a medical attention,” Mr. Ponda stated.
Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hire requested the HC to grant a while since he was appointed to the case solely on Monday. He instructed the excessive court docket {that a} comparable bail plea filed by Dasgupta was pending hearing within the Supreme Court.
Dasgupta’s counsels, nonetheless, assured a Bench presided over by Justice PD Naik that they won’t go forward with the plea within the apex court docket. Justice Naik took the assertion on report and adjourned the hearing until February 9.
Dasgupta had sought bail on parity arguing that every one different accused individuals within the TRP case are out on bail. He had instructed the HC final week that Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was the prime accused on this rip-off.
Dasgupta is accused of misusing his official place and conniving with ARG Outlier Media, the corporate that runs all Republic TV channels and with Goswami to govern TRPs. On January 19, a classes court docket in Mumbai rejected Dasgupta’s bail plea.
At that point, classes court docket choose MA Bhosale recorded in his order that although different accused individuals had been out on bail, Dasgupta’s custodial interrogation was required since as per the case papers, he appeared to be the “mastermind” of the case.
Judge Bhosale had acknowledged that Dasgupta’s custody was required because the police would want him to elucidate his WhatsApp chats with others accused, or these named within the chargesheet within the case.
“From the case paper it is reflected that he (Dasgupta) is the mastermind of the entire crime,” the classes choose had stated in his order.
“He (Dasgupta) is acting in capacity of CEO to manipulate television ratings through mechanical device..and it is disclosed that he was in contact with a television channel owner,” he stated.
The choose, nonetheless, stated that earlier than drawing any conclusions, an intensive probe into the case, and a “face to face” interrogation of Dasgupta was required, and subsequently, he couldn’t be let loose on bail.
Last month, Dasgupta had been rushed to the State-run JJ hospital in Mumbai from the Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai, after his blood sugar ranges went up and he fell unconscious.
He was discharged from the hospital ICU on the night of January 22. Following his discharge, Dasgupta’s attorneys had moved the HC in search of an pressing hearing on his bail plea.
