Jha has stated in his bail application that he was falsely implicated in the case and denied having committed any offence.
Relying upon the Magistrate Court’s reasoning that Jha had technical knowledge of the subject, his lawyer, advocate Shivam Deshmukh argued if that had been the case, then he would never have surrendered before the investigating agency to show his willingness to co-operate.
Deshmukh stated that prosecution had not alleged that Jha was one of the users of the twitter handles @bullibai, @ Sageox11, @hmmachaniceoki, @jattkhalsa7 and @wannabesigmaf who were allegedly involved in the case or was one of the creators of the Bulli Bai app.
They also failed to make out a case that his alleged twitter account – @khalsa had been used to malign the image of the complainant or any other women, it was contended.
He stated that the agency was already seized of his laptop, mobile phone and sim cards and, therefore, he was no more in a position to tamper with those articles which could be possible evidence.
He further argued that the creator of the app was some other person who was already in the custody of the investigating agency and that Jha was in no manner associated or known to the other accused persons.
Deshmukh informed the Court that Jha was an engineering student and excelled in academics.
Source: Barandbench
