Team Goemkarponn
MARGAO: Renowned author and businessman Datta Damodar Naik, who was arrested by the Canacona Police for allegedly offending religious feelings, showed up at the police station on Friday. On Monday, January 13, the Sessions Court in Margao posted his motion for anticipatory bail.
Naik received a notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS 2023, and he and his legal counsel showed up at the police station. After recording his statement, the cops let him leave.
After hearing arguments on Naik’s motion for anticipatory bail, the Sessions Court scheduled a hearing for Monday, January 13 at 2:30 p.m. Naik has been the target of two complaints alleging that his remarks during the TV channel interview offended religious feelings.
The prosecution’s advocate, public prosecutor VG Costa, asserted that the accused must adhere to BNSS 2023’s 35(3). He made the point that while requesting anticipatory bail, arguments based on merit cannot be considered.
Senior counsel Cleofato Almeida Coutinho, speaking on behalf of Naik, informed the court that no crime had been proven. Even if the comment ascribed to Naik is accepted, he said, it may only be defamatory.
Regardless, Naik has the right to his opinion, and what he stated during the interview was his own, according to Adv. Coutinho. According to Senior Adv. Coutinho, the word “loot” was used accidentally. According to him, the petitioner will appear before the police and has consented to cooperate with them.
In the meantime, Canacona police argued against Naik’s request for anticipatory bail before the Sessions Court. In order to conduct a thorough and efficient investigation, gather further evidence for the case, and bring it to a logical conclusion, the police have requested his custody.
According to the police, there was a tense and law-and-order situation throughout the entire state as a result of the applicant’s or accused’s malicious deed.
