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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1438 OF 2021

Rana Ayyub

.. Applicant

Versus

State of Uttar Pradesh

Through DG (Crime Branch)

and Anr.

.. Respondents

…...

Mr.Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate i/b. Ms.Devyani Kulkarni,

Advocate for the Applicant.

Mr.A.R. Kapadnis, APP for the Respondent – State.

…...

CORAM : PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.

DATED :

JUNE 21, 2021.

P.C. :

The applicant contends that transit anticipatory bail

be granted to her in connection with FIR No.502 of 2021,

registered with Loni Border Police Station Gaziabad District,

Uttar Pradesh, for ofences punishable under Sections 153, 153-

A, 295-A, 505 and 120-B read with 34 of Indian Penal Code

(“IPC”, for short).

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The contention of the applicant is that she is an

investigative journalist and writer. She has worked as reporter,

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editor and columnist with leading publications in India and

internationally. She was editor with Tehelka. She was awarded

Sanskriti Award for integrity and excellence in journalism by

President of India. She