HC DISPOSES OF PLEA TO CHARGE MLAS WITH HATE SPEECH
Why in the news?
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) appealed to the Supreme Court against the Jharkhand High Court’s decision to grant bail to Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
- Mumbai Police argued that terms like Rohingya, Bangladeshis, and jihadis do not target any specific community or religion in India, hence Section 295A of the IPC was not invoked.
Source: ADR
Court’s Decision:
- The Division Bench noted that most of the petitioners’ requests were already fulfilled and agreed with the police’s decision not to invoke Section 295A.
- The court permitted petitioners to seek Section 295A invocation during charge framing before an appropriate forum.
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