#BombayHighCourt to deliver verdict in plea filed by Mumbai resident Sunaina Holey for quashing FIR registered against her pertaining to tweet allegedly promoting enmity between two communities.
Pronouncement by Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik @ 1.30pm.
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Pronouncement by Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik @ 1.30pm.
@SunainaHoley
Bench has assembled.
Pronouncement begins
Order: Assuming that the said tweet is an extreme view in retaliation of the expression in crowd, the said tweet is yet to be judged from the mind of a strong prudent man.
Order: Neither community nor religion is named. If test of strong or prudent person is applied said tweet cannot be said to have created hatred between community or show the petitioner has mens rea.
Order: The efforts of police are appreciated to ensure situation does not go out of hand. The action registering FIR if taken at face value do not constitute an offence. After careful and indepth consideration, we deem it fit to quash FIR.
Sr Adv Mohite requests for a stay on the order for sometime to study the order and take appropriate steps.
Court refuses to stay considering the FIR stands quashed.
Court refuses to stay considering the FIR stands quashed.
Adv (Dr.) Abhinav Chandrachud for Holey points out there are two more petitions against two respective FIRs.
Court states those will be heard separately and decided on their merits.
Court states those will be heard separately and decided on their merits.
Read judgment here: images.assettype.com/barandbench/20…
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