Hyderabad: The 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) on Thursday granted conditional bail to two journalists of Telugu news channel NTV in a case linked to an alleged news report. The order brought relief to the NTV journalists after a Special Investigation Team arrested them.
A Special Investigation Team arrested the journalists, D Ramesh and Sudheer, after a complaint from the IAS Officers Association. Police produced them before the magistrate at her residence early on Thursday.
The complaint alleged that the channel aired an objectionable news report. Based on the complaint, the SIT initiated legal action against the journalists.
Bail conditions imposed on NTV journalists
The advocate representing the journalists told reporters that the court granted bail with specific conditions. Each journalist was directed to furnish a surety of Rs 20,000.
The magistrate also ordered the journalists to surrender their passports. The court further barred them from leaving Hyderabad without prior permission.