Reporter TV Managing Editor Anto Augustine denied bail in liquor possession case

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday denied interim bail to Anto Augustine, managing editor of Reporter TV, who was arrested by Excise officials for allegedly possessing liquor beyond the legally permissible limit under the Kerala Abkari Act.

However, the court orally questioned the prosecution on why Augustine’s continued detention was required when the alleged contraband had already been recovered.

The petitioner argued that the property from which the contraband was seized had already been sold in 2022 and was no longer in his possession.