“Video of the Calcutta High Court Judge, Raja Basu Chowdhury, who granted interim bail for Influencer Sharmistha Panoli, reprimanding Kolkata police for their actions.”
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Claim dated 9 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video is from a Patna High Court hearing held on 30 November 2022, unrelated to the Sharmistha Panoli case. The judge in the video is Justice Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, who had reprimanded the Bihar Police for the wrongful arrest of a female doctor in a medical negligence case.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1274234997564258/
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