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  • BJP MLA Writes To Telangana DGP, Urges To Not Allow Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s Show In Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: Urging Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) to not permit comic Munawar Faruqui’s scheduled present in Hyderabad on January 9, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA  T Raja Singh on Saturday stated that if the occasion takes place within the metropolis, “Hindus will come on roads and protests will take place.”  Faruqui had introduced a present in Hyderabad after the state’s minister KT Rama Rao invited him and one other comic Kunal Kamra to carry out in Telangana’s capital metropolis.Also Read – After Munawar Faruqui, Kunal Kamra’s Shows Cancelled in Bengaluru Following Threats Taking to Twitter, the BJP chief stated, “Requesting @TelanganaDGP not to grant permission for the #MunawarFaruqui program in Hyderabad as he spreads hatred against Hindu God & Goddess. We don’t want the peace of #Hyderabad to be disturbed in any way.” Also Read – Munawar Faruqui’s Cancelled Show Was For Puneeth Rajkumar’s Foundation, Read on Requesting @TelanganaDGP to not grant permission for the #MunawarFaruqui program in Hyderabad as he spreads hatred in opposition to Hindu God & Goddess. We don’t desire the peace of #Hyderabad to be disturbed in any method. pic.twitter.com/1Ardhv8bGa— Raja Singh (@TigerRajaSingh) December 25, 2021

    Also Read – Shashi Tharoor Slams Cancellation of Munawar Faruqui’s Show in Bengaluru: Deplorable, Shameful Singh hooked up a duplicate of letter he wrote to the DGP relating to the difficulty, with the tweet. In the letter, the BJP chief warned that if the programme is performed within the metropolis, “the Hindu supporters will come on roads and protests will be taken place in the peaceful Hyderabad.” “We hope our request will be considered in keeping the Social and Religious atmosphere in control,” he stated, including, “Munawar Faruqui spreads hatred against Hindu Gods and Goddess. We don’t want the peace of Hyderabad to be disturbed in any way.” Referring to Faruqui’s arrest in Indore in January this 12 months and subsiquent bail, Singh stated “the individual is habituated to create hatred against Hindu God and Goddess in several of his previous programs also.” He referred to as Faruqui a “joker” who additionally spoke in opposition to “CAA Act, Godhra incidents and on deaths of Kar sevaks in many of his speeches”.

    Faruqui, who was in jail for 37 days obtained a bail in February this 12 months. However, bother appears not go away the comic’s facet as he hit the headlines once more after again to again cancellation of a number of of his reveals on account of doable unrest. He has put out an emotional not on social media put up saying ‘Artist has lost, hatred has won’, after his present obtained cancelled in Bengaluru following a criticism of assorted right-wing organisations in November this 12 months. On December 17, Telengana Minister and TRS working president KTR invited Faruqui and Kunal Kamra to do reveals in Hyderabad. Speaking at a public occasion, the Minister took a dig at ‘cosmopolitan Bengaluru’ and stated, ” Hyderabad is a really cosmopolitan metropolis and we don’t cancel reveals of Munnawar Faruqui or Kunal Kamra simply because we aren’t politically aligned to them ’’ Following this, Faruqui had introduced a present in Hyderabad on scheduled to be held on January 9, 2022. The comic can also be scheduled to carry out in Kolkata on January 16.

     

  • After Munawar Faruqui, Kunal Kamra’s Shows Cancelled in Bengaluru Following Threats

    MUMBAI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday stated his reveals in Bengaluru, scheduled over the following 20 days, have been cancelled following threats and since particular permission was not granted ‘to seat 45 people in a venue that can seat more’. The cancellations come days after one other comic, Munawar Faruqui, was denied permission to carry out within the Karnataka capital after police dubbed him a ‘controversial figure’ and cited regulation and order issues. Mumbai-based Kamra, a vocal critic of the federal government and the most recent after fellow satirist Vir Das and Faruqui to land in controversy, went on Twitter to announce that his reveals had been cancelled. “Hello Bangalore people. I’m happy to inform that my shows in Bangalore which were scheduled over the next 20 days have been cancelled. They’ve been cancelled for two reasons.Also Read – Munawar Faruqui’s Cancelled Show Was For Puneeth Rajkumar’s Foundation, Read on “Firstly, we didn’t get special permission to seat 45 people in the venue that can seat more. Secondly, threats have been made to shut down the venue if I were to ever perform there. I guess this is also part of the COVID protocol & new guidelines. I suppose I am seen as a variant of the virus now,” the comic stated. Also Read – Shashi Tharoor Slams Cancellation of Munawar Faruqui’s Show in Bengaluru: Deplorable, Shameful Police in Bengaluru stated it had nothing to with the matter. “We have no role in it”,’ Police Commissioner Kamal Pant stated. Kamra went on to say in his sarcastic submit that these questioning how “a Kamra can an perform while a Faruqui has had to quit comedy” can discover solace in the truth that the ruling class is no less than making an attempt to oppress with equality. Also Read – ‘Artist Haar Gaya’, Comedian Munawar Faruqui Quits Stand-Up Comedy | Official Statement

    “Maybe if we continue down the road of equal oppression, we would get to a point of equal liberation, in a post climate change era,” he stated. On Sunday, Faruqui, who spent a month in an Indore jail earlier this 12 months, had stated ‘Good bye, I’m completed’ and likewise declared, ‘hate won, artist lost’. In his prolonged satirical submit, Kamra additionally listed 5 steps to get a comic’s present cancelled. “If they use this methodology & a present just isn’t cancelled I’ll quit being a rise up comic. Step no 1 – Inform police that there may very well be violence. Step no 2 – Inform venue proprietor there may very well be violence. Step no 3 – Inform artist that if he/she/they are going to be coming there’ll absolutely be violence. Step no 4 – Remind the venue of what might occur if the artist manages to do a present regardless of the threats.

    “Step no 5 – Be ready with celebration memes that show your victory and togetherness in missing the point. You can also apply this formula to an artist that you don’t agree with, you don’t find funny or don’t like their art…” Before Kamra right this moment and Faruqui final week, Vir Das was the main target of a number of police complaints and likewise on-line trolling for his ‘Two Indias’ monologue within the US final month. Kamra isn’t any stranger to controversies both. Last 12 months, he was banned by a number of airways after he heckled Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on an IndiGo flight. Besides, pleas in search of contempt of court docket motion have been filed in opposition to him for his tweets in opposition to the court docket and the judges. Attorney General KK Venugopal consented to the initiation of prison contempt proceedings in opposition to Kamra for a collection of tweets following the apex court docket giving Goswami interim bail. The comic, dealing with contempt proceedings, had stated there was a rising tradition of intolerance the place taking offence is seen as a elementary proper and has been elevated to the standing of a “much loved national indoor sport”.

    -With inputs from PTI

  • Never my intention to harm anyone by my jokes: Comedian Munawar Faruqui

    Days after his launch from jail in a case in opposition to him for allegedly insulting Hindu deities, humorist Munawar Faruqui has stated that it’s by no means his intention to harm anybody’s emotions by his jokes.
    Stating that the “herd mentality of fighting on the internet” in addition to “someone’s politics” can break an individual’s life, Faruqui stated he needed to undergo for one thing which he had not carried out.
    Faruqui, 32, who was arrested on January 1 in reference to the case and was in Indore Central Jail since January 2, was launched from the jail late night time on February 6, a day after he was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court.
    In a YouTube video of over 10 minutes posted late night time on Saturday, the comediansaid, “How can I hurt someone’s feelings? How can I cause heart pain? I apologise four times even if I bump into someone by mistake.”
    “It can never be my intention to hurt someone’s feelings through my jokes,” he stated.
    He stated that the web debates over nugatory matters, abuses and hatred being unfold there ought to cease.
    “Why have we forgotten that the internet is for entertainment and information?” he requested.
    “Shall we only keep on fighting on the internet? Anyone can fall prey to this herd mentality, politics. I did not fall prey to it. But I was bruised for something which I had not done,” he stated.
    Someone’s politics and herd mentality can break an individual’s life, he added.

    An artist works arduous to entertain individuals, the comic stated, including that artwork and leisure have all the time united the individuals.
    “Some people are spreading hatred online. But why are we making them celebrities? You have to decide whether you want to spread love or hatred on the internet”
    “I can’t give up comedy, I am alive because of it. I will win the hearts of the peoplewho hate me. For this, I have to work harder. Every artist does not get this challenge. I have got it and will win their hearts,” he added.
    Faruqui and 4 others had been arrested on January 1 following a grievance by a BJP MLA’s son that objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had been handed throughout a comedy present at a restaurant in Indore on New Year’s Day.

  • ‘I’ve made many faces gentle up’: Munawar Faruqui shares first Instagram publish after launch

    Days after his launch from Indore jail, comic Munawar Faruqui Tuesday posted an Urdu couplet on Instagram to specific his gratitude for the help he acquired when he was jailed for over a month.
    “Mere ander ke andheron ko karne do shikayat. Hasa kar lakhon chehron ko roshan kiya hai maine,” he wrote, which interprets to “Let the darkness inside me complain. I’ve made many faces light up by making them laugh.”
    In a video launched on his social media a day after his launch, Faruqui had stated, “I have faith in judiciary and I will get justice.”

    Last week, the Supreme Court had granted ad-interim bail to Faruqui, who was arrested on January 1, and issued discover to the Madhya Pradesh police in a case registered towards him for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments.
    A day later, Indore jail authorities had refused to launch Faruqui, saying that they had not acquired official communication from the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Prayagraj, which had issued a manufacturing warrant towards him in an identical case. But Faruqui was launched late Saturday evening, after the CJM of Indore reportedly acquired a “call from the Supreme Court”, urging them to verify the web site for the apex courtroom’s order on the ad-interim bail.

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    Faruqui was arrested in Indore on January 1 following a grievance by Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of BJP MLA Malini Singh Gaur and convenor of a neighborhood outfit, Hindu Rakshak, that the comic allegedly damage Hindu non secular sentiments throughout a comedy present at a well-liked cafe that day.
    Munawar’s bail plea was rejected on January 5 by a periods courtroom and his judicial custody was prolonged by two weeks on January 13.

  • Have full religion in judiciary: Munawar Faruqui after launch from jail

    Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, who has been launched from jail after 35 days in a case of allegedly hurting non secular sentiments, has mentioned he has full religion within the judiciary and hopes to get justice.
    Faruqui was launched from the Indore Central Jail late Saturday evening after jail authorities checked Friday’s bail order of the Supreme Court on its web site, a jail official earlier mentioned.
    In a short video message after he was let out, the 32-year-old comic mentioned, “I don’t want to comment (on the case again him) now. But, I have full faith in the judiciary and I am hopeful of getting justice.”
    Arrested for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments, Faruqui was within the jail since January 1.
    On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected his bail plea on January 28.
    The apex courtroom additionally stayed the manufacturing warrant issued towards Faruqui by a courtroom in Prayagraj in reference to an FIR lodged there.
    However, he was launched late Saturday evening solely after a Chief Judicial Magistrate in Indore rang up the jail authorities and requested them to examine the SC’s web site for the bail order.
    Media individuals had gathered outdoors the jail after getting the information of his launch, however in accordance with some eyewitnesses, Faruqui walked out of the jail quietly, to keep away from a backlash within the wake of accusations made towards him.
    Faruqui and 4 others have been arrested on January 1 following a grievance by a BJP MLA’s son that objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have been handed throughout a comedy present at a restaurant in Indore on New Year’s Day.

  • Explained: What is interim bail and the Arnesh Kumar verdict cited in Munawar Faruqui’s plea?

    The Supreme Court on Friday whereas granting interim bail to comic Munawar Faruqui mentioned that there are allegations that the process laid down underneath regulation was not adopted within the case earlier than finishing up the arrests.
    What did the Supreme Court say in its order?
    The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Faruqui who was arrested together with 4 others on January 1 in Madhya Pradesh on prices together with outraging non secular emotions underneath part 295 A of the Indian Penal Code. His petition earlier than the Supreme Court following denial of bail within the periods court docket and the Madhya Pradesh High Court mentioned there was a “complete violation of the safeguards” laid down within the Supreme Court judgment in 2014 (Arnesh Kumar vs Government of Bihar) relating to arrests underneath part 41 (arrest with out warrant) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

    The Supreme Court bench of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and B R Gavai mentioned that Faruqui’s lawyer had identified that the allegations within the FIR are obscure and the process laid down within the 2014 judgment has not been adopted earlier than arresting Faruqui. The court docket then stayed the High Court judgment and directed him to be launched on interim bail.
    What is the Arnesh Kumar vs Government of Bihar judgment about?
    In 2014, the Supreme Court was listening to a petition in a dowry harassment case by a person in search of anticipatory bail apprehending arrest following a grievance by his spouse. The court docket famous that there had been a rise in matrimonial disputes in recent times, together with pendency earlier than courts. It additionally handled a bigger subject of arrest noting that it brings ‘humiliation, curtails freedom and casts scars forever’.
    “…the power of arrest is one of the lucrative sources of police corruption. The attitude to arrest first and then proceed with the rest is despicable. It has become a handy tool to the police officers who lack sensitivity or act with oblique motive,” the court docket had mentioned. It additional mentioned that law enforcement officials should be capable to justify the explanations for arresting an individual and solely as a result of an offence is registered, it shouldn’t be adopted by an arrest.
    The court docket mentioned that to make sure that law enforcement officials don’t arrest accused unnecessarily and magistrates don’t authorise the detention casually and mechanically, particular instructions are to be adopted. These instructions included directions to law enforcement officials to not routinely arrest when a case is registered underneath offences the place the utmost punishment is seven years or much less however to be happy first with the necessity to arrest underneath Section 41 CrPC.
    What is Section 41 of CrPC?
    The part provides the police the facility to arrest an individual with out warrant underneath particular circumstances. In 2001, the 177th report of the Law Commission famous that the variety of arrests for bailable offences had been growing and urged additions to part 41 to make sure that arrests don’t occur in a routine method on a mere allegation. Similar suggestions on arrests had been additionally made by two earlier regulation commissions in addition to in a case, Joginder Kumar vs State of UP in 1994.
    The suggestions of the 2001 Law Commission enacted by Parliament for offences which carry a most punishment of seven years or much less, require a police officer to present a discover to an individual booked or suspected of getting dedicated the offence. The individual could be directed to look earlier than the officer and having complied with the discover to look, she shall not be arrested. If the officer is of the opinion that arrest is required, causes for it are required to be recorded in writing. In case of an arrest, the Justice of the Peace too is required to authorise the detention provided that the circumstances within the part are complied with.

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    The Supreme Court within the Arnesh Kumar judgment reiterated that these circumstances as a “checklist” to be supplied to all law enforcement officials. It additionally mentioned that if causes for arrest and authorising detention aren’t recorded, the police officer and the judicial Justice of the Peace shall be accountable for departmental motion.
    In the Faruqui case, his counsel has alleged earlier than the Supreme Court that these “safeguards” weren’t adopted earlier than his arrest.
    How is interim bail totally different from common bail?
    In the CrPc, sections 436 to 450 present procedures for grant of bail in felony circumstances the facility to a court docket to launch an accused on bail, grant of bail in non-bailable offences, anticipatory bail, procedures for bail together with private bonds, sureties. Interim bails might be granted pending the disposal of the principle bail software which can require an extended time to determine.
    The 2009 Supreme Court judgment in Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh vs State of UP said that in acceptable circumstances, “interim bail should be granted pending disposal of the final bail application, since arrest and detention of a person can cause irreparable loss to a person’s reputation”.

  • Comic Munawar Faruqui to stay in jail; authorities say ready for communique from UP courtroom

    Comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was jailed in Indore on prices of injuring non secular sentiments, would stay in jail as authorities are but to obtain official communication from an Uttar Pradesh courtroom on the keep of his manufacturing warrant by the Supreme Court. Jail officers mentioned they’re making an attempt to succeed in out to the UP courtroom to hunt official communication and course of his launch.
    As per the jail handbook, a keep on a sure manufacturing warrant needs to be communicated to the jail authorities by the identical courtroom which had issued the manufacturing warrant within the first place, which in Munawar’s case is but to occur.

    #MunawarFaruqui to stay in jail as authorities are but to obtain an official communication from UP courtroom on keep of Production Warrant by SC. Jail officers say they’re making an attempt to succeed in out to UP courtroom to hunt official communication & course of his launch @IndianExpress
    — Iram Siddique (@Scribbly_Scribe) February 6, 2021
    As per the jail authorities, the apex courtroom should inform the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Prayagraj of the keep on its manufacturing warrant towards Faruqui to the Indore jail superintendent. The jail superintendent will then facilitate Faruqui’s launch.
    The Supreme Court on Friday granted ad-interim bail to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and issued discover to the Madhya Pradesh police in a case registered towards him for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments.
    “We issue notice in both the petitions, and stay the Judgment of the High Court. The petitioner is released on ad-interim bail on conditions to the satisfaction of the trial court. In the meantime, there shall be stay of the production warrants as well,” the bench ordered.
    Faruqui, who has been in Indore jail for over a month, had been denied bail thrice earlier. The 29-year-old was arrested together with 5 different comedians in Indore on January 2, on a criticism by Eklavya Singh gaur, the son of a BJP MLA.

  • Munawar Faruqui bail plea rejected by HC; Celebrities, comedians categorical anguish

    Image Source : INSTGARAM/@MUNAWAR.FARUQUI Munawar Faruqui bail plea rejected by HC
    Comics Neeti Palta, Anuvab Pal and director Onir are the few names from the leisure trade who’ve expressed disappointment over the Madhya Pradesh High Court”s resolution of turning down the bail plea of comic Munawar Faruqui who’s accused of passing “indecent” remarks about Hindu deities throughout a present in Indore.
    Liberty of an individual needs to be “balanced” together with his duties in direction of different residents, Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the excessive courtroom mentioned, citing a Supreme Court ruling.
    Onir referred to as the event a “vindictive prosecution” in opposition to an artiste belonging to a minority group for “something he did not say”.
    The courtroom famous defence attorneys” argument that Faruqui had come to Indore on an invite by organizers, and didn’t say something that has been alleged.
    However, within the mild of the statements of the complainant and witnesses and video footage of the present, “at this stage it is difficult to countenance to the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant as complacency of the applicant cannot be ruled out”, it mentioned.
    “It is not a case of no evidence. More so, the investigation is in progress,” the courtroom added.
    “#MunawarFaruqi I am sorry abs I am ashamed of what”s happening to you (sic),” Onir wrote on Twitter.
    This is nothing however vindictive prosecution of an artist from the minority immunity for one thing HE DID NIT SAY !! #MunawarFaruqi I’m sorry abs I’m ashamed of what’s occurring to you . https://t.co/ClyCyMFK49— অনির Onir اونیر ओनिर (@IamOnir) January 28, 2021

    Taking a jibe on the present situation, comic Palta tweeted: “Since the streets belong to hooligans, criminals & vigilantes, it makes sense that activists, journalists and comedians have shifted base to jails. #nojustice”
    Aditi Mittal, one other comedian, quipped that Justice Arya have to be now be “referred to as ”Injustice Rohit Arya”,” whereas commenting on a tweet concerning the courtroom”s order.
    Writer-comedian Anuvab Pal shared picture of the quote by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin — ”There is freedom of speech, however I can not assure freedom after speech.”
    “In light of what is up with comedians in India, I thought this Idi Amin quote appropriate,” Pal captioned the publish on the microblogging web site.
    “Sacred Games” star Kubbra Sait retweeted Pal’s tweet on her Twitter timeline.
    In mild of what’s up with comedians in India, I believed this Idi Amin quote acceptable. pic.twitter.com/FQcs9vd0BJ— Anuvab Pal (@AnuvabPal) January 28, 2021

    Faruqui and 4 others had been arrested on January 1 following a criticism by a BJP MLA”s son that objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had been handed throughout a comedy present at a restaurant in Indore on New Year”s day. One extra particular person was arrested subsequently.
    Faruqui and Nalin Yadav are in judicial remand and lodged in Indore Central Jail. A Justice of the Peace”s courtroom and a periods courtroom rejected their bail pleas, following which they moved the excessive courtroom.

  • No bail for Munawar, HC factors to proof of ‘disparaging’ remarks

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court Thursday rejected the bail software of comic Munawar Faruqui whereas observing that the proof suggests he made “scurrilous, disparaging utterances… outraging religious feelings of a class of citizens of India with deliberate” intention “under the garb of stand-up comedy”.
    Faruqui was arrested in Indore on January 1 following a grievance by Eklavya Singh Gaur, the son of BJP MLA Malini Singh Gaur and convenor of native outfit Hindu Rakshak, that the comic allegedly harm Hindu non secular sentiments throughout a comedy present at a preferred cafe that day.
    The order was handed by a single-judge bench, of Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the High Court, which had reserved judgment Monday on the bail pleas of Mumbai-based Faruqui and co-accused Nalin Yadav.
    “The evidence/material collected so far suggest that in an organized public show under the garb of stand-up comedy at a public place on commercial lines, prima facie; scurrilous, disparaging utterances, outraging religious feelings of a class of citizens of India with deliberate intendment, were made by the applicants,” the bench dominated.
    The bench mentioned that it “refrains from commenting upon contentions of the parties touching on merits, but regard being had to the material seized and the statements of the witnesses and that the investigation is in progress, no case is made out for grant of bail.”
    Dismissing the pleas, the High Court noticed: “There is also a specific assertion by the learned counsel for the complainant (of) the applicant along with other co-accused persons allegedly making outraging filthy jokes in social media deliberately against Hindu Gods, Lord Shriram and Goddess Seeta hurting religious sentiments of Hindus for the last 18 months despite protest on various social media platforms. There is nothing on record to the contrary.”
    The court docket additionally noticed: “In the light of the statements of the complainant and the witnesses referred above, the seized articles, viz., video footage of the show and the seizure memos detailed above, at this stage, it is difficult to countenance to the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant as complacency of the applicant cannot be ruled out, besides vulnerability of his acts in the public domain.”
    Referring to a separate FIR registered towards Faruqui in UP, the bench mentioned: “The possibility of collection of more incriminating material and complacency of other persons cannot also be ruled out. Further, it has come on record that a similar nature of offence has been registered against the applicant at Police Station Georgetown, Prayagraj, state of Uttar Pradesh.”
    The court docket, nevertheless, clarified that its “observations, if any, made in the order on facts are only for the purpose of deciding these bail applications and shall have no bearing on the pending trial”.
    In the 10-page order, the court docket invoked the basic duties of a citizen to advertise concord and brotherhood. However, the order doesn’t account for any precedents on bail jurisprudence.
    In November final yr, whereas granting bail to Republic TV editor-in chief Arnab Goswami, the Supreme Court cited a line of precedents and summarised the elements that High Courts should take into account to grant bail. They embrace an inexpensive apprehension of the accused tampering with witnesses, or being a menace to the complainant or the witnesses, or the potential for securing the presence of the accused on the trial or the chance of the accused fleeing from justice.
    Even upon conviction, the Criminal Procedure Code permits bail in the course of the pendency of an attraction within the High Court towards the conviction if the sentence is of lower than three years. The most sentence for Section 259A of the IPC that Munawar and his associates are charged with is three years.
    “Before parting with the case”, the Indore bench mentioned Thursday: “It is the constitutional duty of every citizen of the country and also of the States to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India irrespective of religious, linguistic, regional or sectional diversities and to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture… States must endeavour that ecosystem and sustenance of co-existence in our welfare society is not polluted by negative forces and must strive for achievement of goals as enshrined under Article 51A (e) and (f) of the Constitution of India in particular as these provisions are part of our vibrant Constitution and not dead letters.”
    Munawar’s bail plea was rejected on January 5 by a classes court docket and his judicial custody prolonged by two weeks on January 13.
    Following the High Court order, Vivek Tankha, Senior Counsel showing for Faruqui, mentioned: “I have read the order and I feel in my 30-40 years of experience that this is an order where the applicant can expect relief from Supreme Court.”
    Anshumaan Shrivastava, advocate representing Faruqui, mentioned: “The bail has been rejected based on statements which are baseless and false…The order also reflects that the police registered the case under presumption.”
    The case was registered underneath IPC sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs), part 269 (illegal or negligent act more likely to unfold the an infection of any illness harmful to life) and different related provisions by Tukoganj police primarily based on Gaur’s grievance.
    Rajesh Joshi, who’s representing Gaur, mentioned: “Faruqui has hurt the religious feelings of Hindus under the garb of freedom of speech and expression by delivering jokes against Hindu Gods… We will oppose the bail application before Supreme Court.”

  • Madhya Pradesh HC rejects comic Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court Thursday rejected the bail software of comic Munawar Faruqui and Indore resident Nalin Yadav, who had been arrested on January 1 following complaints of allegedly hurting Hindu non secular sentiments throughout a comedy present in Indore on January 1.
    During the listening to, the Indore bench of the court docket mentioned that the proof collected until now reveals that in the course of the present, outraging non secular emotions of a category of residents of India with deliberate intendment had been made by the candidates. “The evidence/material collected so far, suggest that in an organized public show under the garb of standup comedy at a public place on commercial lines, prima facie; scurrilous, disparaging utterances, outraging religious feelings of a class of citizens of India with deliberate intendment, were made by the applicants.”
    Dismissing the bail purposes, the excessive court docket noticed: “There is also a specific assertion by the learned counsel for the complainant that the applicant alongwith other coaccused persons allegedly making outraging filthy jokes in social media deliberately against Hindu Gods, Lord Shriram and Goddess Seeta hurting religious sentiments of Hindus for the last 18 months despite, protest on various social media platforms. There is nothing on record to the contrary.”
    Faruqui and 4 others had been arrested final month after the son of a BJP MLA filed a grievance accusing Faruqui of passing indecent remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah throughout a present. A neighborhood court docket had then despatched them to judicial custody.