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The High Court, however, did not quash the FIR arsenic sought by Roy. (File Photo)
Nearly 2 weeks aft KMC aesculapian practitioner Dr Tapabrata Roy was arrested during the Durga Puja carnival successful Kolkata for allegedly wearing a T-shirt and a badge successful solidarity with inferior doctors’ protestation implicit the RG Kar rape-murder, the Calcutta High Court connected Tuesday ordered an interim enactment connected the probe and sought an affidavit from the medication explaining the circumstances of his arrest.
The High Court, however, did not quash the FIR arsenic sought by Roy.
While proceeding the petition, Justice Shampa Dutta Pal expressed interest implicit his apprehension and ordered an interim enactment successful the transgression proceedings till December 4 oregon until further order, whichever is earlier.
Dr Tapabrata Roy, the aesculapian exigency serviceman astatine the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), was connected work connected Red Road successful Kolkata during the authorities government’s Durga Puja carnival. He was arrested connected October 15 and released soon after.
Roy was seen sporting a T-shirt with words similar “spine is not for sale” and a badge with the words ‘pratiki anashankari’ (observer of hunger strike) — some referring to the doctors’ protests and hunger onslaught successful the aftermath of the rape and execution of a inferior doc astatine the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital successful August.
“We person afloat religion successful the High Court. I judge that justness volition prevail,” said Adhish Basu, a subordinate of Roy’s ineligible team.
“We judge that Kolkata Police enactment not lone infringed upon my client’s (Roy’s) cardinal close to idiosyncratic liberty and state of code and expression, but besides infringed upon his cardinal close and work to render aesculapian assistance to immoderate national during the said carnival,” Basu added.
Meanwhile, Justice Paul directed that the substance beryllium placed earlier the regular seat aft reopening of the tribunal pursuing the Puja vacation. She besides directed the authorities to nutrient the lawsuit diary connected the adjacent day of hearing.
Speaking to The Indian Express earlier, Roy said that helium was kept for implicit 3 hours wrong the constabulary presumption and was not told the crushed for his arrest. “Before I signed the bail bond, I kept asking what my responsibility was… Officials said they didn’t cognize the reason,” Roy had said.
— With PTI Inputs
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