The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant bail to a man who was booked for spreading hate speech against Sikh Community, observing that the words used by the accused are “henious”.Justice.
The Court held that desecration of a Samadh would at best entail insult to the family member and cannot lead to invocation of Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused.
The Court also observed that a mild criticism or some expression that does not grossly offend the religious sensibilities of a community, cannot be criminalized.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately take a decision with regard to granting sanction for prosecution under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code against school teacher
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that insults to religion "made unwittingly or carelessly without any malicious or deliberate intent" would not be an offence under Section 295A of.