APP had also argued that the case was at a stage when evidence was still being collected, and the prosecution had sought judicial custody for the accused in all ”fairness”.Chakraborty’s counsel Arshdeep Khurana, submitted that his client is only an HR head and not involved in the publication of any news on the website.The counsel argued that all the journalistic works of his client are in the public domain.He submitted that there is no allegation that they “used bombs, dynamite or any other explosive substance,” as there is a requirement of a ‘terrorist act’ under 16, 17 and 18 of the UAPA act.Khurana also argued that not a penny has come from China as funds as the police claimed while terming the FIR as “absurd.””There is no such allegation that there is a map of India, published by NewsClick, that shows India without Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh,” he said.On the other hand, Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Atul Srivastava opposed the argument saying the accused persons were not merely criticising the government but propagating the propaganda of a country that is inimical to us.
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