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Delhi court seeks police report on hate speech plea against Sarma, Dubey
Delhi court seeks police report on hate speech plea against Sarma, Dubey
A Delhi court on Friday sought an action-taken report from Delhi Police on activist Harsh Mander's plea seeking an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey…
The Story in Brief
A Delhi court on Friday sought an action-taken report from Delhi Police on activist Harsh Mander's plea seeking an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for alleged hate speech. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Court set the next hearing for August 31.
The court asked Delhi Police whether Mander's complaint disclosed any cognizable offence and whether any FIR was registered under Supreme Court guidelines. Mander alleged that Sarma's remarks about Muslims and priests, and Dubey's calling former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi a 'Muslim commissioner', were communally charged and punishable under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
The Indian Opinion
This case is less about curbing free speech and more about where the line is drawn. Both sides have predictable narratives: one cries censorship, the other fans communal flames. The court's commonsense questions, did a cognizable offence occur, and did the police act on it?, cut through the noise. The real test will be whether the police find any case under Sections 196, 197 and 299 of the BNS, or whether this remains a political spectacle.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, barandbench.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
