{"id":356545,"date":"2025-08-13T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=356545"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:26:24","slug":"madras-hc-orders-probe-into-facebook-post-insulting-lord-krishna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/08\/13\/madras-hc-orders-probe-into-facebook-post-insulting-lord-krishna\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018\u201cUndetected report\u201d did not terminate investigation\u2019; Madras High Court orders further probe into Facebook post insulting Lord Krishna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Madras High Court:<\/span> The petitioner filed a criminal revision petition under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">438<\/a> read with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">442<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023<\/a> (BNSS), challenging the Judicial Magistrate\u2019s order that accepted the final report as \u2018undetected\u2019 and closed the case related to a Facebook post containing insulting language and an image of Lord Krishna. A Single Judge Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">K. Murali Shankar, J.<\/span>, held that an undetected report was merely an interim report that did not terminate investigation. The Court set aside the Magistrate\u2019s order and directed the police to complete the investigation within three months.<\/p>\n<h3>Background:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The petitioner originally lodged a complaint alleging that a person posted an allegedly disrespectful photo along with derogatory comments about Lord Krishna on 19-08-2022 through his Facebook ID. The petitioner claimed that he was deeply hurt by the misrepresented photo, which caused him significant mental anguish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">It was further alleged that the person posted the photo and comments with intention of defaming Hindu Gods and damaging the image of Hindu women and potentially creating a law and order problem and promoting enmity between different groups on religious grounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">An FIR was registered under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">298<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">504<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">505(2)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019) and Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001540657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002796572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information Technology Act, 2000<\/a> (\u2018IT Act\u2019). The police sought user details from Facebook (Meta Platforms, Inc.), but Meta refused, citing that a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request or letter rogatory was required under applicable law and their terms of service, and on that ground, they refused to furnish the information sought for. In 2025, the police, after completing the investigation, filed a final report before the Court concerned as undetected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The petitioner objected before the Magistrate, but the Court recorded that no objections were raised and closed the case, giving liberty to the petitioner to file a private complaint. The petitioner after being aggrieved by the impugned order, filed a criminal revision.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis and Decision:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court emphasised that depicting Hindu Gods in a disrespectful manner, intentionally hurting the sentiments of millions, could not be justified since such actions had the potential to spark enmity, religious outrage, social disorder, and undermine communal harmony. The Court observed that given the deep-rooted respect for religious symbols and deities, disrespect could lead to social unrest and hurt a large section of society, therefore, it was crucial to approach such depictions with sensitivity and the Government must ensure that freedom of expression did not translate into hurting religious feelings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court noted that the police had limited its investigation to merely requesting information from Facebook authorities, without undertaking further investigation. It was further observed that the alleged person\u2019s Facebook page contained personal details, including educational background, work history, residence, and a photograph and the prosecution had not verified the accuracy of these details or provided any explanation for not doing so. The Court further pointed out that while the Investigating Officer identified the post&#8217;s potential to create law and order issues and disturb communal harmony, the investigation was not pursued diligently, and the final report appears to have been filed mechanically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court referred to <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Chinnathambi v. State<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/B1t0ck1D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017 SCC OnLine Mad 670<\/a>, wherein it was held that, if the Investigating Officer, was unable to detect the crime, he would submit a report to the Magistrate stating that the crime was &#8220;undetectable&#8221; but it could not be construed that the investigation had been completed. If once the investigation is completed, then only a report could be filed under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">173(2)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Criminal Procedure Code, 1973<\/a> and a report of this kind where the Police Officer stated that the crime was undetectable, did not terminate the investigation and thus, the investigation was construed to be in progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court clarified that the depiction and comments clearly exceeded acceptable limits, as they had the potential to offend religious sentiments and incite social unrest. The Court highlighted that despite the seriousness of the allegations, the police handled the case casually, halted the investigation, and closed it as &#8216;undetected&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court, therefore set aside both the charge sheet and the Magistrate\u2019s order, and directed the police to resume and complete the investigation, filing a final report within three months from the receipt of the order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">P. Paramasivan v. Inspector of Police, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/n3FkbY3a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine Mad 4604<\/a>, decided on 04-08-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Petitioner:<\/span> S. Saravanan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Respondents:<\/span> M. Aasha, Government Advocate<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Penal Code, 1860 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"penal code, 1860\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Code of Criminal Procedure\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;The posts had the potential to offend religious sentiments, leading to social unrest. Despite the seriousness of the allegations, the respondent police handled the case casually, halting the investigation and closing it as &#8216;undetected&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67011,"featured_media":356554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[68669,85140,87160,2567,16321,87157,87156,87158,87161,87159],"class_list":["post-356545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-communal-harmony","tag-justice-k-murali-shankar","tag-lord-krishna-insulting-post","tag-Madras_High_Court","tag-religious-sentiments","tag-section-1732-criminal-procedure-code","tag-section-438-bharatiya-nagarik-suraksha-sanhita","tag-section-67-information-technology-act-2000","tag-social-unrest","tag-undetected-final-report"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mad HC orders further probe into Facebook post insulting Lord Krishna| SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Madras High Court has ordered a fresh probe into Facebook post allegedly insulting Lord Krishna, ruling that &#039;undetected&#039; 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