Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale granted bail a month later for a post against Sharad Pawar
Chitale had allegedly shared a poem on her Facebook, attributed to another person, that mentioned only a surname (Pawar) and an age (80). But it also referred to physical ailments the NCP chief suffers from.
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Mumbai, June 23: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale was granted bail by the Thane sessions court in connection with the FIR lodged against her last month for allegedly posting a defamatory poem on Facebook purported to be against NCP chief Sharad Pawar. She is likely to be released on Thursday.
In May, Chitale allegedly shared a poem on her Facebook, attributed to another person, that mentioned only a surname (Pawar) and an age (80). But it also referred to physical ailments the 81-year-old NCP chief suffers from.
Chitale told court that police hadn't complied with laid down procedures while arresting her. Her lawyers Ghanshyam Upadhyay & Yogesh Deshpande also said that the Bombay HC had, granted interim bail to Nashik resident Nikhil Bhamre, who was also arrested for allegedly posting a defamatory statement. The HC had restrained police from arresting Bhamre in two other FIRs till further hearing in his plea after 3 nweeks.
Chitale had last week approached the HC seeking quashing of 20 FIRs against her. She was granted bail in connection with a case filed by Rabale police for offences under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Her plea said that the Kalwa police should have given her notice under Section 41A of Criminal Procedure Code, which mandates that the investigating officer would have to issue a notice of appearance before an arrest is made.