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Jul 8 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea by @ZeeNews anchor Rohit Ranjan challenging multiple FIRs registered against him over an alleged doctored video of Rahul Gandhi's speech @RahulGandhi #RohitRanjan
Sr Adv Siddharth Luthra: Latest FIR is Noida FIR. Second FIR is in Jaipur and their FIR is in Chattisgarh

Justice Banerjee: same offence ?

Luthra: Yes

Justice Banerjee: Then it is covered by TT Antony judgment

Luthra: That is my submission
Luthra: one inadvertent error was made and show was taken off air.
SC: We issue Notice to the Union of India through the office of Attorney General. We direct that no coercive steps be taken against by respondent authorities or take him into custody in relation to DNA program on July 1

#RohitRanjan

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