Insult To 'Hindutva' Not Religious Insult To Attract Section 295A IPC : Abhinav Chandrachud Argues In Karnataka HC Seeking Quashing Of FIR
Dr Abhinav Chandrachud before the Karnataka High Court while appearing in a case seeking quashing of FIR. He submitted that 'Hindutva' can be considered to be a philosophy, a way of life, or even predominant ideology of a political party. When somebody insults, even perhaps uses abusive language against 'Hindutva', that is not an insult to a religion but insult to a political philosophy; thus an offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code is not made out, submitted Dr. Chandrachud. He made these submissions while seeking to quash two First Information Reports (FIR) registered ag...
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