Published on : 12 Nov 2025, 3:30 pm 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to right wing influencer Raushan Sinha accused of misquoting a statement made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha [ Raushan Sinha vs. State of Telangana ].

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Aravind Kumar observed that Sinha's arrest was not required and custodial interrogation was unnecessary.

It accordingly set aside a Telangana High Court order that had refused to grant pre-arrest bail to Sinha who was booked by the Hyderabad Cyber Crimes Police over a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The case arose from a July 1, 2024 speech in parliament, where Rahul Gandhi had reportedly said that those “who call themselves Hindus are constantly engaged in violence

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