Refusing to interfere with the Jharkhand High Court’s order granting interim bail to News 11 Bharat journalist Arup Chatterjee, the Supreme Court has slammed the Jharkhand government for its treatment of media workers, Live Law reported.
Chatterjee was arrested from his home in Ranchi at midnight on July 17. His wife moved the high court alleging that the arrest was carried out in violation of the due process of law. Later that month, the high court granted interim bail to the journalist, noting that he had been arrested without following procedure under relevant sections of the CrPC.
