Supreme Court hearing a plea by cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of drawing a caricature showing the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak (RSS) and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in an undignified manner.
Bench: Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria
Bench: Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria
On the last hearing, the Court had directed cartoonist Hemant Malviya to publish an apology on social media, barred reposting of caricature, and said deletion of the original content was not allowed during ongoing investigation.
Advocate Vrinda Grover appears for Malviya and ASG KM Nataraj appears for the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Grover for Malviya informs the Bench that apology has been published on social media.
Grover for Malviya informs the Bench that apology has been published on social media.
Court noted that the petitioner had already posted the apology on their Facebook and Instagram accounts. It said there was no reason to doubt this statement.
Court added that the respondents are free to seek cancellation of bail if the petitioner fails to cooperate with the investigation.
With this, the Court made the interim protection permanent and disposed of the petition.
Advocate Vrinda Grover thanked the Court, saying, “I’m very grateful.”
Court added that the respondents are free to seek cancellation of bail if the petitioner fails to cooperate with the investigation.
With this, the Court made the interim protection permanent and disposed of the petition.
Advocate Vrinda Grover thanked the Court, saying, “I’m very grateful.”
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