
New Delhi: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday apologized to Delhi High Court for criticizing Justice S Murlidhar for granting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha. Vivek Agnihotri, who directed the movie 'Kashmir Files', tendered his unconditional apology for the tweets he posted in 2018 about Justice S Murlidhar after he quashed the transit remand of Gautam Navlakha - accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case.
The apology was tendered before the division bench comprising justices Sidharth Mridul and Talwant Singh on Tuesday, and the bench asked Agnihotri to be present before the court in the next hearing. The court had initiated suo moto contempt proceedings in the matter against Agnihotri.