{"id":35081,"date":"2014-09-04T16:41:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T11:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=35081"},"modified":"2014-09-04T16:41:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T11:11:57","slug":"court-denies-nri-bail-facebook-post-gujarat-cms-kin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-denies-nri-bail-facebook-post-gujarat-cms-kin","title":{"rendered":"Court denies NRI bail for Facebook post on Gujarat CM&#8217;s kin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">A local<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>court<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">denied a pre-arrest bail today to a non-resident Indian (NRI) facing a case of allegedly posting a lewd message on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Facebook<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">about<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gujarat<a class=\"storyTags\" style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0000ff !important; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; cursor: pointer; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/search?type=news&amp;q=Gujarat\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Chief Minister Anandiben Patel&#8217;s granddaughter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-denies-nri-bail-facebook-post-gujarat-cms-kin\/bail\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?fit=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-35082\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bail-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bail\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/bail.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>rejected the application of the accused Roshan Shah since the offence is bailable and because anticipatory bail cannot be sought under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">As per Section 438 of the CrPC, bail can be sought before the High Court or the sessions court for non-bailable offences only.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Meanwhile, the cybercell of the city crime branch has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Shah under the <\/span>Information Technology<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Act and Section 354 (A) of the <\/span>Indian Penal Code<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">(sexual harassment), on the basis of a complaint filed by one Akshay Patel.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Public prosecutor Sudhir Brahambhatt, who appeared for the Crime Branch, said that the offence is bailable (where bail is mandatory), and hence there was no need to grant anticipatory bail.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/22px Tahoma, Arial, Georgia; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; 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