The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) granted interim bail to a Kerala-based journalist booked by the police for allegedly publishing a defamatory video against a prominent woman politician on his YouTube channel ‘Crime Online’.
A Bench comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta and Prasanna B. Varale issued notice to the Kerala government and the station house officer of the police station concerned on the anticipatory bail plea of journalist T.P. Nandakumar, also known as ‘Crime’ Nandakumar.
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Taking note of the submissions, the Bench said in the event of arrest, the journalist will be released on bail by the trial court upon on a bond and sureties as directed by the judge.
It also directed the journalist to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
