Overview

• The court granted interim bail on a personal bond of ₹10,000 after finding that the FIR did not disclose any cognizable offence
• Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury ruled that custodial interrogation was unnecessary and barred the registration of fresh cases arising from the same allegations
• Panoli must secure prior court permission before leaving the country while being allowed foreign travel for educational purposes subject to trial court approval
• Kolkata Police lodged an FIR against Wajahat Khan Qadri for alleged hate speech in the complaint that led to her arrest; he remains absconding
• The case has stoked a political clash between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP over the balance between freedom of expression and regulation of communal speech