The lawyers highlighted cases of hate speech allegedly perpetrated by Hindu nationalist organisations against the Muslim community and said there is a "campaign underway to spread fear and hatred in the state".
The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain the bail plea filed by former Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly member Kamlesh Pathak in the Gangster Act Case registered against him. Pathak.
One of the main contentions raised by the appellant for assailing his conviction, confirmed by the Patna high court last year, is that the sessions court just put three questions to him under Section 313 of the CrPC, eliciting yes or no answers from him.