Dua cant be arrested, but he should cooperate in probe: Supreme Court

Vinod Dua

In a relief to senior journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court in a special hearing on Sunday restrained the Himachal Pradesh police from arresting him till "further orders" in a sedition case filed against him by a local BJP leader over his YouTube show.

The top court, however, refused to stay the ongoing probe and said Dua will have to join the probe "through video-conferencing or online mode" as offered by him in his response to the summons issued by the police seeking his personal appearance.

"Pending further orders, the petitioner Dua shall not be arrested in connection with the present crime," a bench of Justices U U Lalit, M M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran said while issuing notices to the Centre and the state government for July 6, the next date of hearing.

"However, the petitioner Dua shall extend full cooperation through video-conferencing or online mode; and the HP police shall be entitled to carry on the investigation," the bench said.

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