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 …
Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST Amid the controversy surrounding a BJP spokesperson’s comments about Prophet Mohammed on national television some weeks ago, which got her suspended from the party, the Delhi High Court passed a recent order that disallowed the filing of FIRs against two prominent leaders of the same party in a different context. On June 13, …
Offensive words used against "Bharat Mata" and "Bhuma Devi" attract the offence of hurting religious sentiments under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, held the Madras High Court while refusing to quash the FIR registered against Catholic Priest George Ponniah.The priest was booked for a derogatory and provocative speech made on July 18 last year during a meeting convened …
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday reserved order on the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui who was arrested last month over alleged indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a show. According to Bar&Bench, an objection was also raised to the Uttar Pradesh Police seeking Faruqui’s custody in relation to comments allegedly made during …
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