Raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan inside mosque doesn’t hurt religious sentiments: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has ruled that chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' inside a mosque does not hurt any religious sentiments on Tuesday. It made the observation while dismissing criminal proceedings against two individuals who were accused barging into a mosque in D K District and raising the slogans last year.
A single-member bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed the order for criminal proceedings against Keerthan Kumar and Sachin Kumar, residents of D K district, issued last month.
Last year, in the month of September, the accused had barged into Badriya Juma Masjid in Mardhala of Kadaba near Puttur in the midnight and had shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. Based on a complaint filed, the Police had registered a case against the duo under section 295A, 447 and 506R of the Indian Penal Code.
Advocate for the petitioner had argued that the mosque was a public place and hence the question of criminal trespass does not arise in the case. Along with this, he also contended that shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan was not an offense as defined under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code.
Opposing the argument of the advocate, the public prosecutor had told the court that further investigation is required in this matter. However, the High Court held that there was no adverse effect on public order due to the alleged offense in the present case and dismissed the criminal proceedings against the accused.
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West Asia war: Vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG reaches Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz
Kandla (Gujarat) (PTI): A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, officials said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged MV SYMI started its journey from Qatar and docked at the port in Kandla around 11.30 pm on Saturday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, they added.
Since early March, 13 India-flagged vessels, comprising 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil tanker, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. It has resulted in one of the worst energy crisis the world has seen in recent decades.
Incidentally, at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable".
On May 13, an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
