NEW DELHI: Observing that everybody who makes allegations on social media can’t be put behind bars, Supreme Courtroom on Monday restored the bail of Youtuber ‘Sattai’ Durai Murugan, in opposition to whom a case was registered for allegedly making derogatory remarks in opposition to Tamil Nadu CM M Okay Stalin in 2021.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan quashed a Madras HC order cancelling his bail.Nevertheless, Murugan remained on bail as high courtroom had stayed HC order which has now been put aside.”If before elections we start putting behind bars everyone who makes allegations on YouTube, imagine how many will be jailed?” the bench requested senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who was showing for TN govt.Rohatgi mentioned the courtroom ought to impose circumstances on Murugan to restrain him from making any “scandalous” remarks whereas on bail. The bench, nonetheless, turned down his plea and mentioned, “Who shall decide whether a statement is scandalous or not?”The courtroom order mentioned, “By the impugned order, the benefit of bail granted to the appellant was cancelled. This court continued the interim bail earlier, he continues to be on bail for 2.5 years. All the same, we do not find grounds to cancel bail. We thus quash HC order cancelling bail, and restore the earlier order granting bail. Needless to say, cancellation of bail can be applied for if deemed fit.”
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