A single-judge Bench comprising Justice PD Naik witnessed the arguments presented by Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray after Senior Advocate Aabad Ponda's submissions
From persuading Arnab Goswami to release BARC data on Republic's first week to sharing rival channels' data with him, Dasgupta made many exceptions for his former Times Now colleague
Former BARC CEO and COO have been accused of misusing their official positions in BARC to not just tamper with data but also make personal financial gains in the process
While rejecting his bail application, the court also pointed out that the accused is an influential person and played a vital role in the 'ratings scam'