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Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief To Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In Case Over Allegedly Spreading False Rumors About Attack On Rahul Gandhi's Convoy

The Calcutta High Court has granted interim relief to Congress State President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in FIRs registered against him under Sections 153A, 505 and 505 of the IPC. It was alleged that during Rahul Gandhi's yatra from Manipur to the West, the rear windshield of the leader had been damaged and that the petitioner had been spreading rumors that the. It was alleged that during Rahul Gandhi's yatra from Manipur to the West, the rear windshield of the leader had been damaged and that the petitioner had been spreading rumors that the incident occurred in West Bengal, whereas it had occurred before the rally entered the state. Upon hearing the arguments, the Court noted: It has to be tested whether at all any utterance of such nature, as alleged, is capable of inciting someone to cause an offense against the State or against public tranquility as referred to in Section 505 of the Penal Code.

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