Given that “who can hurt religious sentiments” while forwarding a video, does not mean that a person can be kept in jail indefinitely, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, a guest faculty of Government Model College in Dindori, Dr. Nashim Bano is granted bail, who was allegedly arrested for a video on the attack of WhatsApp messages and Pahalgam terror.
“Prima Feshei, initially, it can be said very safely that an educated person, holding the post of guest faculty in college, was a big responsibility to forward messages. But just on the ground (and) video that could hurt the religious spirit of a community that could not hurt the religious sentiment of a community, a person cannot be jailed,” Justice Avannindara Clay did not be jailed, “Justice Avannindara Clay is noted in the junction.
Dr. Bano was arrested on 28 April after a complaint filed by Deendra Jogi at Dindori police station. The FIR was filed under 196, 299, and 353 (2) under the Indian Citizen Sambraksha Code (BNS), 2023.
It alleged that the professor had broadcast some positions in a WhatsApp group, which was aimed at annoying the religious sentiments of a community, as well as a video called ‘Naya Ravana’.
Dr. Senior advocate Manish Dutt, who appeared with Advocate Ashaan Dutt for Bano, argued that she is an educated woman to have no intention of hurting the religious sentiments of any community.
Government lawyer Ravindra Shukla opposed bail, claiming that the applicant deliberately pushed WhatsApp messages and videos to hurt religious sentiments. However, he presented that no other crime was registered against the professor.
Justice Singh thought it appropriate to give bail in view of the facts and circumstances after listening to both sides and reviewing the case diary.
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The April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 citizens and increased enmity between India and Pakistan.
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