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The Right to Freedom of Speech, Expression and Peaceful Assembly of CAA Protesters Recognised by Madurai Bench of Madras High Court
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed an FIR lodged against peaceful protesters.
The grounds for such rejection were the fact that the protest was peaceful and nothing untoward had occurred during the protests.
Several countries of the world recognise the right of peaceful assembly.
Peaceful protests are an essential part in the backdrop of democracy.
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In an order dated 25th of March, 2021, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed an FIR against protesters of Citizenship Amendment Act (Bill) on the streets, which in the opinion of the police created not only public nuisance, but also hindered the smooth flow of traffic in the city.
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The Musiri Police have registered a case against former minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam principal secretary K. N. Nehru after a video clip of his purported discussion with party functionaries regarding distribution of money to voters went viral in the social media.
In the video clip, Mr. Nehru is seen discussing with his partymen about distribution of cash to voters besides using expletives against a party functionary and intimidating him. The discussion is alleged to have taken place at the DMK party office at Musiri.
Acting on a complaint from a Flying Squad -II official attached to the Musiri Assembly constituency, the Musiri Police registered a case against Mr. Nehru under IPC sections 294 (b) (uttering obscene words near any public place), 171 (E) (bribery), 171 (H) (Illegal payments in connection with an election), 506 (i) (criminal intimidation) and under section 67 of the Information Technology Act.
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A Static Surveillance Team (SST) of Srivilliputtur Assembly constituency seized ₹ 3.21 crore cash from a van supposedly carrying the cash for two nationalised banks.
The SST led by A. Kannan, and Special Sub-Inspector, Ilakkiyamuthu, intercepted the van near the Forest Office in Indira Nagar on Madurai Road.
During the check, the officials found that the agency working for two banks did not have proper records for the money they were carrying.
The officials handed over the cash to the treasury. Income Tax officials also rushed to the spot to verify the documents.
An official said that cash meant for other vehicles were also being carried in this vehicle.