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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Minor girl out with friend raped in MP forest; truck driver, associate held
Raisen (MP), Nov 24: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a truck driver while his two associates restrained the teenager’s male friend in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, an official said on Sunday.
Police have arrested two persons, including the truck driver, in connection with the alleged crime committed in Siyarmau forest on Silwani-Sagar Road, some 110 km from the district headquarters, on Saturday evening, he said.
The teenager and her 21-year-old male friend were returning after visiting the Vandevi temple in the area when they parked their two-wheeler and entered the forest, said Silwani’s Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anil Maurya.
At the same time, a truck broke down following which its driver, later identified as Sanju Adivasi (21), and his two friends also went inside the forest, where they spotted the girl and her friend.
The trio thrashed the young man and snatched the key of his motorcycle, he said, citing the FIR.
The driver took the girl deep inside the forest and allegedly raped her, while his associates restrained her friend, the official said.
After the three accused left, the girl and the youth walked to the road and alerted some policemen who were passing by.
Police registered a case against Sanju Adivasi and his associates Shivnarayan Advasi and Akshay Ahirwar under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 64 (rape), 70-1 (gang rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
Sanju and Shivnarayan have been arrested, while Ahirwar is on the run, the official said.
