Munawar Faruqui Act Hadn t Even Begun but HC Denies Bail, Says Comic Outraged Religious Feelings
The comedian was arrested even before his show took place, based on what a BJP MLA says he heard during a rehearsal.
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui. Photo: Instagram/munawar.faruqui
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New Delhi: The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court on Thursday rejected Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea for hurting religious sentiments and said that it was the constitutional duty of every citizen “to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood”.
The single-judge bench of Justice Rohit Arya that gave the judgement after reserving its order on Monday, held that “no case is made out for grant of bail”. It also said that there was prima facie evidence to suggest that the applicants intended to outrage religious feelings “under the garb of standup comedy.”
What is wrong with your mindset? : Madhya Pradesh HC tells Munawar Faruqui, reserves bail plea order Government advocate Amit Singh Sisodia opposed Faruqui s bail plea. Local advocates Rajesh Joshi and Manish Gupta, too, opposed bail to the comedian, contending that he has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus FP Staff January 25, 2021 22:50:43 IST File photo of comedian Munawar Faruqui. Twitter
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday reserved order on the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui who was arrested last month over alleged indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a show.
According to
LiveLaw, a single-judge bench of Justice Rohit Arya questioned why Faruqui takes undue advantage of others religious sentiments .