HC refuses to quash criminal case against two men
Prayagraj, May 9 -- The Allahabad high court has refused to quash the criminal case against two men, who allegedly posted anti-national and objectionable content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
Dismissing the petition filed by accused Jubair Ansari and Izahar Alam, who had filed the present petition for quashing of the case and the chargesheet filed by the police before a Sonbhadra court last year, justice Saurabh Srivastava said that the allegations against the accused prima facie stand corroborated as the trial court has taken cognisance of the offences invoked by the police.
The court said that RSS is an organisation that has been rendering service to various sections of society with its allied groups for the last 100 years. It added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been elected by a majority of citizens.
"The post initiated by the applicant over Facebook amounted to a deliberate and malicious attempt to outrage religious feelings, as on the face of it, the conduct of the applicant in depicting the RSS, along with the Prime Minister of this country who is indirectly elected by the majority of citizens who invoked their right to vote for a particular political party," the Court said.
The accused are facing charges under various provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for allegedly promoting enmity in the society and attempting to provoke breach of peace with their statements....
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