Actor Shreyas Talpade Granted Protection from Arrest in Multi-State Chit Fund FIRs; Investigations to Continue Unhindered: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a cluster of criminal writ petitions involving actor Shreyas Talpade, whose name has appeared in multiple FIRs linked to alleged chit fund frauds across different States. The Court made it clear that personal liberty cannot be curtailed merely because a person, even a well-known public figure, is named in an FIR. The Bench underscored that arrest is not automatic and must be justified…
