BNSS2023 Archives

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail and Police Protection in FIR Against Law Student Over Alleged Blasphemous Post

Calcutta High Court observed that the impugned order appears to have been issued in oversight of the directions issued in the case of Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273.

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Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against DU professor for derogatory tweet on ‘Shiva Ling’ found at Gyanvapi Mosque, Varanasi

The petitioner made a tweet via his Twitter handle and made a post on his Facebook account regarding the presence of the ‘Shiva Linga’ like structure found in the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh which reads as “Yadi yeh Shiv Ling hai to Lagta hai shayad Shiv ji ka bhi khatna kar diya gaya tha”