Justice W. Diengdoh of the Meghalaya High Court has granted bail to a person namely Martin Dkhar who has been arrested for the allegation that he posted on Facebook that "HNLC should kill the chief minister."

The police lodged an FIR on 16.08.2022 alleging that the said accused person has posted two derogatory comments on his Facebook page on 15.08.2022 against the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya with the comments “HNLC should kill him”. This according to the complainant is a conspiracy to jeopardize the ongoing peace talks between the Central Government, the State Government, and the HNLC. The accused was accordingly remanded to custody and is still in judicial custody for about 58 days till date.

The Court while granting bail to the accused observed that "The statement of the accused also indicates that he was under the influence of alcohol and was alone at his home when he started browsing his facebook account but he could not remember whether he had posted anything on his facebook page. However, this is a matter of investigation and the Investigating Agency is to be allowed to complete all formalities and to file a report in this regard according to procedure."

The High Court noted that on the day when the accused was arrested, he was forwarded to the Civil Hospital, Shillong for medical examination and it was found out that he had consumed alcohol. He is also found to be physically fit but was also advised to consult a psychiatrist as regards his mental state."

The bail petition was filed by one Anjana Wahlang seeking bail for her husband who was arrested in connection with this FIR which is registered u/s 120B and 506 IPC and S. 13 of UAPA Act. The accused is a Driver by profession and is presently employed with a private person and does not have criminal antecedents and he is not involved with any unlawful association within the State.

Case Details:-

HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG
BA No. 16 of 2022
Date of Decision: 13.10.2022
Smti. Anjana Wahlang  ...Applicant

Vs.

State of Meghalaya   ...Respondent 

Read the Complete order on the following link:-

http://164.100.166.51/meghalaya/orders/2022/205700000162022_2.pdf