The case against Goswami was filed on a complaint by Congress leader Pawan Khera and is tied to Republic Bharat's coverage of a temple demolition in Rajgarh, Alwar.
"Merely because the petitioner is a renowned name in the fourth estate, he is without rhyme and reason dragged into the web of crime," the Court observed.
The Court quashed a case filed against Goswami on a complaint by a Karnataka Congress member who claimed that Republic TV had spread fake news about CM Siddaramaiah.
Goswami was booked by the Bengaluru police following a private complaint made by a Karnataka Congress member claiming that Republic TV had spread fake news about CM Siddaramaiah.
The Court allowed withdrawal of the case after special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray told the Court that continuing the proceedings may not lead to conviction but would only end up wasting the court ...
Times Group today withdrew the plea after Justice C Hari Shankar observed that the use of the tagline by Republic TV seemed to have been done within the limits of prescribed by the Court's October 202 ...
Singh had filed the suit claiming that Republic channel had showed Singh in bad light in its reportage of the alleged fake Television Rating Points (TRP) scam.
The Court noted that the Republic Bharat programme aired in July 2020 contained no evidence to show that Mussarat was engaged in anti-India activities, and awarded him damages of 10,000 pounds.
Goswami has been booked under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity between religious groups in relation to certain news show/ broadcast made by Republic TV.
The Popular Front of India (PFI) in its suit alleged that Republic TV aired false news on Darrang firing incident with the intention to provoke people and malign the image of PFI.
