In a significant verdict, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that making disparaging remarks against Sri Krishna is a serious offence against society and cannot be tolerated. The court has given green light to the lower court to go ahead with the trial of the case.
As per police records, a person in Haryana had openly ridiculed and made disparaging remarks against Sri Krishna on the auspicious Janmashtami day. A furious crowd took exception to that upon which the police registered a case against Nanu Kumar and filed an FIR in the local court. Later, the grama sabha chalked out a compromise formula and the accused rendered an apology.
The accused then demanded the police drop the case. But it did not materialize. The accused approached the high court. The government of Haryana strongly opposed the petition and observed that though the panchayath committee took a decision for compromise it cannot be a hindrance for the police to go ahead with the investigation and file the charge sheet as it is a serious offence against society.
The accused seriously wounded the religious sentiments. It is against the public interest. He can be prosecuted for IPC offence. The HC agreed with the government and dismissed the petition challenging the police case.
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