The Supreme Court on Wednesday protected social media influencer Raushan Sinha from arrest, granting him anticipatory bail in a case where he is accused of misquoting a statement made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a Lok Sabha debate.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Aravind Kumar said there was no reason to take Sinha into custody and no circumstance that required custodial interrogation. The court set aside the Telangana High Court’s earlier refusal to grant him pre-arrest bail.

Sinha had approached the top court after facing criminal prosecution for a post he made on X on July 2, 2024, a day after Gandhi’s speech in Parliament. Gandhi had reportedly said that those “who call themselves Hindus are constantly engaged in violence, hatred and lies.” Sinha posted Gandhi’s pho

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