Social media posts on Sharad Pawar: Bombay HC golf equipment FIRs in opposition to actor Ketaki, scholar Nikhil

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday clubbed all of the FIRs lodged in opposition to Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale and scholar Nikhil Bhamre, accused of importing defamatory posts in opposition to NCP president Sharad Pawar, on the police station the place the primary case was lodged in opposition to them.

There are 22 FIRs registered in opposition to Chitale and 6 in opposition to Bhamre, a resident of Nashik.

With the HC order, all of the FIRs in opposition to Chitale have now been clubbed with the primary FIR lodged in opposition to her at Kalwa police station in neighbouring Thane district.

All FIRs in opposition to Bhamre would now be clubbed at Naupada police station in Thane.

A division bench of Justices N M Jamdar and N R Borkar took notice of a Supreme Court order which stated when there are a number of FIRs, then the primary case lodged could be thought of as the principle FIR and the remaining instances could be thought of as witness statements within the first FIR.

The bench additionally directed the Maharashtra authorities and all complainants within the case to file their affidavits, replying to different prayers made within the petitions filed by Chitale and Bhamre searching for compensation for wrongful arrest and for his or her arrest to be declared as unlawful.

“What is the state government’s stand on these prayers made in the petition? Both the government and the complainants shall file their affidavits,” the court docket stated whereas posting the matter for additional listening to on September 6.

Chitale and Bhamre was arrested in May this yr and launched on bail in June.

Chitale had been arrested sharing on Facebook a Marathi verse, which allegedly referred to NCP chief Sharad Pawar in a derogatory means.

Bhamre was arrested for an alleged objectionable tweet in opposition to Pawar.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday clubbed all of the FIRs lodged in opposition to Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale and scholar Nikhil Bhamre, accused of importing defamatory posts in opposition to NCP president Sharad Pawar, on the police station the place the primary case was lodged in opposition to them.

There are 22 FIRs registered in opposition to Chitale and 6 in opposition to Bhamre, a resident of Nashik.

With the HC order, all of the FIRs in opposition to Chitale have now been clubbed with the primary FIR lodged in opposition to her at Kalwa police station in neighbouring Thane district.

All FIRs in opposition to Bhamre would now be clubbed at Naupada police station in Thane.

A division bench of Justices N M Jamdar and N R Borkar took notice of a Supreme Court order which stated when there are a number of FIRs, then the primary case lodged could be thought of as the principle FIR and the remaining instances could be thought of as witness statements within the first FIR.

The bench additionally directed the Maharashtra authorities and all complainants within the case to file their affidavits, replying to different prayers made within the petitions filed by Chitale and Bhamre searching for compensation for wrongful arrest and for his or her arrest to be declared as unlawful.

“What is the state government’s stand on these prayers made in the petition? Both the government and the complainants shall file their affidavits,” the court docket stated whereas posting the matter for additional listening to on September 6.

Chitale and Bhamre was arrested in May this yr and launched on bail in June.

Chitale had been arrested sharing on Facebook a Marathi verse, which allegedly referred to NCP chief Sharad Pawar in a derogatory means.

Bhamre was arrested for an alleged objectionable tweet in opposition to Pawar.