YouTube journalists Revathi and Tanvi Yadav granted bail by Nampally Court
The court dismissed the police petition seeking their custodial interrogation.
Hyderabad: The Nampally Criminal Court granted bail to two journalists, Revathi Pogadadanda and Thanvi Yadav, who were arrested earlier this month for allegedly posting defamatory content against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The 12th additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACJM) on Monday rejected the petition of police seeking their custody and granted them bail asking them to furnish two sureties of ₹25,000 each. The court directed them to appear before the police twice a week and surrender their passports.
Revathi, managing director of Youtube channel Pulse Digital News Network and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter with the channel, were arrested by cybercrimes police on March 12, after posting a video of a farmer abusing Revanth Reddy on their YouTube Channel and social media platforms.
They were booked under sections 67 of the IT Act, and sections 111, 61(2), 353(2) and 352 of BNS, following a complaint by the Congress social media cell state secretary.
The petitioners’ advocate Kiran Kumar Gannamaneni argued that the arrest violated Supreme Court guidelines and that the charges were false and politically motivated. He stated that ‘Section 111’ of BNS does not attract the case as it’s not an organised crime. After hearing the arguments, the court rejected the police plea and granted bail. They are likely to be released by Tuesday evening.
