Bhopal, May 8 -- The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a first information report against a Muslim school teacher for sharing a poem written in Urdu on WhatsApp, noting that circulating a poem without an intent to incite hatred and commentary does not count as promoting enmity between groups.

Justice BP Sharma said the act of sharing the Urdu poem "Be-hay" by Shoaib Kaini could not be interpreted as public mischief and hate speech. The court observed that the poem highlighted human rights and violence against women in Pakistan and any other country, not targeting any religion or community.

"The act of the petitioner in sharing a poetic recitation, without any additional commentary or intent to incite, cannot be construed as promoting en...