Should Temples Be Under Govt Control? Aren't Activists Justified In Arguing Govt Should Exercise Same Control Over Mosques & Churches? Madras HC Asks
The Madras High Court has quashed two FIRs against temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan for allegedly posting defamatory social media posts about the Srirangam Temple administration.While quashing the FIRs, Justice G.R Swaminathan observed that Section 199 CrPC places a bar on the registration of an FIR for defamation. The Madras High Court has quashed two FIRs against temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan for allegedly posting defamatory social media posts about the Srirangam Temple administration. Relying on the State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, Madras High Court also added that the case against the petitioner falls under certain heads that the apex court has held as justified for invoking the extraordinary power under Article 226 or the inherent powers under Section 482 of Cr.Pc to quash the criminal prosecution. The court pointed out that since Section 500 IPC can only be prosecuted in the manner prescribed under Section 199 CrPC, the following parameter as laid down in Bhajan Lal will apply: "6..express legal bar engrafted in any of the provisions of the Code or the concerned Act to the institution and continuance of the proceedings."
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