Mumbai Mumbai. The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim relief to Telugu actor Mohan Babu and directed the Telangana Police not to take any coercive action against him in a case of alleged attack on a journalist. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prashant Kumar Mishra on December 23, 2024 The order was passed after hearing Babu's plea against the Telangana High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea. The bench asked the police to file their reply. and listed the matter after four weeks.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the actor, said that he had a dispute with his son, who had entered his house along with the media persons. Rohatgi said that the actor threw the mike at the journalist in anger at that time and he started talking to the public. He is ready to sincerely apologize and make restitution for his actions if necessary. He said that the actor had visited the journalist at the hospital and expressed regret for his conduct. The lawyer appearing for the journalist said that he had suffered serious injuries. Of Treatment required a few days in the hospital and reconstructive jaw surgery.
Rohatgi, however, argued that this is not a case in which one should remain in jail. “There was a scuffle at the scene of the accident and the actor was ready to apologize for his conduct. Now, the police have added a charge of attempt to murder against me. I am ready to make compensation and apologize publicly when 20-30 people entered my house and I have no interest in killing or hurting anyone. No,” Rohatgi said. Said.
The bench asked the journalist's lawyer to ask his client if he wanted compensation. On December 12, 2024, the charge of attempt to murder was added to the case filed by the 35-year-old journalist against the actor. The journalist has alleged that Babu, who had gone to the actor's Jalapalli home to cover the ongoing dispute between the actor and his younger son Manoj on December 10, 2024, had behaved aggressively towards him and other journalists.
Disagreements within the Babu family became public on December 9, when the actor filed a police complaint, alleging that his son Manoj and his wife “planned” to take over their Jalapalli home through threats and force. Had made. Manoj claimed that his fight was not for “share of property” but for “self-respect and safety of his wife and children”.
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