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Unfortunate That Everyone Wants To Show That Their Religion And God Are Supreme: Bombay High Court On "Vande Mataram" Row
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Unfortunate That Everyone Wants To Show That Their Religion And God Are Supreme: Bombay High Court On "Vande Mataram" Row

Live Law  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the FIR lodged against an army man and a doctor who allegedly outraged sentiments of Muslims and asked few men to "either say Vande Mataram or go to Pakistan". According to Siddiqui, he was added in a WhatsApp group named "Narkhed Ghadamodi" which comprised of around 150 to 200 …

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Mira Road, Mumbai: Mujahid Sheikh uses derogatory image to insult Hindu saint Swami Samarth, booked after MLA Gita Jain sought police action
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mira Road, Mumbai: Mujahid Sheikh uses derogatory image to insult Hindu saint Swami Samarth, booked after MLA Gita Jain sought police action

Op India  

On Wednesday Navghar Police Station in Mumbai’s Mira Road region booked an individual identified as Mujahid Sheikh for derogatory, hateful posts targeting Hindu religious beliefs. Derogatory image of Lord Swami Samarth The Navghar Police station at Vasai Virar region filed a police complaint against the accused under sections 153A, 295A of the Indian Penal Code and section 66C of the …

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BB 17 winner Munawar Faruqui in legal trouble for hurting religious sentiments? MP police waiting to file charge sheet
11 months, 1 week ago

BB 17 winner Munawar Faruqui in legal trouble for hurting religious sentiments? MP police waiting to file charge sheet

Firstpost  

Comedian and rapper Munawar Faruqui, who recently emerged as the winner of Salman Khan’s controversial reality show Bigg Boss 17 and took home Rs 50 lakh prize money, got arrested in 2021 for making some insensitive comments about Lord Rama during a stand-up performance in Indore. A senior prosecution department official revealed that the state government has received a request …

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Police await MP govt's nod to file chargesheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui in 2021 case
11 months, 1 week ago

Police await MP govt's nod to file chargesheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui in 2021 case

India TV News  

In a legal stalemate spanning three years, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui continued to evade formal charges in the 2021 case, where he and four others were arrested on accusations of making objectionable remarks about Hindu deities during a show in Indore. "Our investigation into the matter is underway, and chargesheet has not been submitted to the court yet," Tukoganj police …

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Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping | 'Why Appoint A Committee For This?' Supreme Court Directs UP Govt To Facilitate Victim's Admission To Private School
1 year, 2 months ago

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping | 'Why Appoint A Committee For This?' Supreme Court Directs UP Govt To Facilitate Victim's Admission To Private School

Live Law  

In the latest development in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned the necessity of a committee proposed to be constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to facilitate the victim's admission to a private school. On the last occasion, the court mulled over the idea of appointing an expert agency working in the field of child …

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Muzaffarnagar School Slapping | 'Child Is So Traumatised; You Expect Him To Come To Counselling Centre' : Supreme Court To UP Education Dept
1 year, 2 months ago

Muzaffarnagar School Slapping | 'Child Is So Traumatised; You Expect Him To Come To Counselling Centre' : Supreme Court To UP Education Dept

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday mulled over the idea of appointing an expert agency working in the field of child welfare to visit the victim of the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case and provide counselling to him in his home, after being informed that he was badly traumatised from the incident. The court also expressed dissatisfaction over the state government insisting …

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Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India
1 year, 3 months ago

Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India

The Hindu  

More than a criticism of religion, samadharma is a commitment to equality and to a secularism that can guarantee it. Periyar, who often courted controversy for his iconoclastic acts such as breaking religious idols, burning religious texts, and making provocative speeches about gods, did so to demonstrate his samadharma, which was based on the principle of social equality in its …

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2 Home guards murdered, one shot in the stomach, chants of Allahu Akbar, road blockages and more: 7 FIRs from Nuh anti-Hindu violence on how police was attacked
1 year, 5 months ago

2 Home guards murdered, one shot in the stomach, chants of Allahu Akbar, road blockages and more: 7 FIRs from Nuh anti-Hindu violence on how police was attacked

Op India  

On 31st July, a Muslim mob in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana, attacked thousands of Hindu devotees attending the Jalabhishek Yatra on Shravan Somvar. Rioters opened fire at police personnel to kill them FIR was registered on the complaint of Constable Ravinder under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 307, and 435 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of …

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Delhi man Azim arrested for trampling Ram Navami saffron flagsdrain
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi man Azim arrested for trampling Ram Navami saffron flagsdrain

Op India  

A man in Delhi named Azim has been arrested by Delhi Police for insulting saffron flags placed along a street in the Shastri Park area. Case registered under sections 153A and 295A IPC at PS Shastri Park against one Azim for allegedly insulting saffron flags that were placed along a street in the Shastri Park area on Ram Navami. The …

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Supreme Court Allows Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera In FIR Over Comment Against PM
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Interim Bail To Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera In FIR Over Comment Against PM

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police from Delhi airport today morning over his comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Court ordered that Khera should be released on interim bail on production before the jurisdictional Magistrate at Delhi till the next date of hearing, next Tuesday. The Supreme …

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'Jai Bhim' Movie : Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Actor Suriya And Director Gnanavel Over Alleged Hurting Of Vanniyar Sentiments
2 years, 4 months ago

'Jai Bhim' Movie : Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Actor Suriya And Director Gnanavel Over Alleged Hurting Of Vanniyar Sentiments

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against cine actor Suriya and director TJ Gnanavel for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Vanniyar community in his movie Jai Bhim. The court also noted that mere reference to a name would not mean that the said name related to a particular community. The court also noted that to attract …

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PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against TMC MLA For Allegedly Comparing CM Mamata Banerjee With Allah
2 years, 5 months ago

PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks Action Against TMC MLA For Allegedly Comparing CM Mamata Banerjee With Allah

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking direction legal actions against a member of the TMC, Dr. Nirmal Majhi alleging that he compared State's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the supreme god of Islamic theology, Allah and thereby he hurt the sentiments of the people of Muslim Community.It may be noted that the …

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Why Hindus should not be obsessed with UCC and Section 295A, and instead seek liberation of temples
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Hindus should not be obsessed with UCC and Section 295A, and instead seek liberation of temples

Firstpost  

Hindus need to revisit their understanding of Section 295A and the Uniform Civil Code; they should, instead, seek the immediate liberation of their temples. Section 295A defines and prescribes punishment for “deliberate and malicious” acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs. The Nupur Sharma episode and a series of killings thereafter …

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Explained | The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech

The Hindu  

July 31, 2022 10:52 pm | Updated August 01, 2022 08:36 pm IST The story so far: While Mohammad Zubair of Alt News was arrested for tweeting a still picture from a movie that had some religious context attached to it, Nupur Sharma, a member of the BJP, has been absconding with no coercive action taken against her for her …

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Unfortunately, No Politician in India Vouches for Absolute Free Speech. Here's Why
2 years, 5 months ago

Unfortunately, No Politician in India Vouches for Absolute Free Speech. Here's Why

News 18  

The premise of the first part of this series was about how the world has looked at the idea of “Freedom of Expression”. Interestingly, while the trial was on in court, the Punjab Legislative Council debated the case and concluded as below : “The book contained language, which was open to objection, it was decided not to prosecute as there …

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Supreme Court Orders Release Of Mohammed Zubair Forthwith On Interim Bail In All UP Police FIRs; Transfers UP FIRs To Delhi Police
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Orders Release Of Mohammed Zubair Forthwith On Interim Bail In All UP Police FIRs; Transfers UP FIRs To Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of AltNews, on interim bail in all UP Police FIRs. The bench was of the view that there is "no justification" to keep Zubair in continued custody any further and subject him to diverse proceedings when the gravamen of allegations arises from the Tweets which forms part …

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Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.
2 years, 5 months ago

Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.

The Hindu  

Of the six cases the Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, five are for his Twitter posts — where he either reported hate crime against Muslims, fact-checked television reports and other false information online, or called out television channels for hosting communal debates. The tweets Mr. Sharma referred to in his complaint had been compiled …

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Mohammed Zubair arrest: Details of 6 cases UP SIT team will probe
2 years, 5 months ago

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Details of 6 cases UP SIT team will probe

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government formed a two-member Special Investigation Team to investigate six cases that have been lodged against already arrested Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. The SIT is to investigate six cases that have been lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Hathras, and Muzaffarnagar. Ghaziabad According to the official, the third FIR was lodged on …

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DC EDIT | Stop abusing penal code
2 years, 6 months ago

DC EDIT | Stop abusing penal code

Deccan Chronicle  

The arrest of a man in Uttar Pradesh early this week for wrapping meat in a newspaper on which pictures of Hindu deities were printed is the latest example of how legal provisions are being misused in the country. He has not only been booked under the Indian Penal Code’s sections 153-A and 295A, but also under Section 307 for …

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The peril of fighting blasphemy with bigotry | VIEWS
2 years, 6 months ago

The peril of fighting blasphemy with bigotry | VIEWS

India Today  

Controversy, followed by vandalism and violence, over sacrilegious remarks against religion or religious figures is not new in India. Prof. Shafey Kidwai’s account of Sir Syed writes: “Sir Syed denounced the book for its innumerable historical inconsistencies but stressed that the Quran did not prescribe any corporal punishment for such a deplorable act and that the Muslims must not seek …

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What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime
2 years, 6 months ago

What Centre said when asked about definition, stats of hate crime

India Today  

The recent beheading of a Hindu tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Rajasthan’s Udaipur and the threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that followed in two videos have raised the issue of hate crime in India once again. Laws against hate crime, religious lynching, and hate speech have been demanded by numerous notable individuals and social activists in India. WHY NCRB STOPPED …

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Zubair’s police custody extended by four days
2 years, 6 months ago

Zubair’s police custody extended by four days

The Hindu  

A city court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police four more days of custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested for posting an “objectionable tweet” in 2018. The court also dismissed the precedent cited by Mr. Zubair’s counsel to contest the charge under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, saying they “are also …

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Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s police custody extended by four days
2 years, 6 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s police custody extended by four days

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police four more days of custody of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested for his “objectionable tweet” in 2018. The court also dismissed the precedent cited by Mr. Zubair’s counsel to contest the charge under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, saying they “are …

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'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held
2 years, 6 months ago

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held

News 18  

A Delhi court in a late night hearing on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody of the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations. Zubair was arrested in a case which the Delhi Police registered after receiving a complaint from a Twitter handle, wherein it was alleged that he had tweeted a questionable image …

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