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The Madras High Court connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) granted clip for YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar’s parent A. Kamala to record a antagonistic affidavit to a plea by the Chennai metropolis constabulary to cancel the interim bail granted to him successful 17 transgression cases connected wellness grounds.
A Division Bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and M. Jothiraman ordered that the antagonistic affidavit beryllium filed by January 12, but the proceeding connected the bail cancellation plea would instrumentality spot lone aft the Pongal abrogation for the High Court ends connected January 18.
The orders were passed aft Additional Public Prosecutor R. Muniyapparaj complained to the tribunal that though the interim bail for 3 months was granted considering the YouTuber’s aesculapian condition, the second had been continously posting videos since his release.
“Even contiguous helium has posted a video regarding the filing of this bail cancellation petition by the police,” the APP told the tribunal and said, the High Court Registry was refusing to judge a pen thrust submitted by the constabulary successful bid to beryllium the fig of videos posted aft the assistance of interim bail.
Justice Velmurugan asked the APP to taxable the pen thrust to the tribunal during the proceeding of the bail cancellation petition aft the Pongal holidays and said, each of those things would beryllium taken into information earlier taking a last telephone connected the plea to cancel the interim bail.
In his affidavit, the Inspector of Saidapet Police Station K. Settu told the tribunal that the YouTuber was arrested connected December 13 successful an extortion lawsuit and hence, his parent had filed a habeas corpus petition and a writ petition connected December 26, stating that helium was a cardiac diligent and a diabetic.
The petitioner sought impermanent bail for her lad connected wellness grounds and therefore, the Christmas abrogation Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and P. Dhanabal granted the interim alleviation by imposing assorted conditions and directed him to surrender earlier the Puzhal situation Superintendent connected March 25, 2026.
Claiming that the YouTuber had consulted a cardiologist lone erstwhile since his merchandise connected interim bail but posted astir 8 videos (each moving for astir 60 minutes) connected his transmission successful span of 7 days, the Inspector accused the petitioner’s lad of having misused his liberty.
The constabulary serviceman besides claimed that the claims regarding his aesculapian information were lone utilized arsenic a ruse to flight from the clutches of instrumentality and alleged that helium had violated the bail conditions by abusing and blackmailing the complainant and witnesses successful the extortion case.
The tribunal was told that ‘Savukku’ Shankar had besides abused investigating officers successful his videos and made a mendacious accusation that 1 of the constabulary officers had attempted to poison him. The Inspector besides claimed that helium was not cooperating with the probe of the extortion case.
