New Delhi
Calling someone ‘Mian-Tian’ or ‘Pakistani’ can be wrong and objectionable, but it cannot be considered a crime. A case cannot be registered in the case of hurting religious sentiments if this is said. The Supreme Court has given this important verdict. The court made this comment, dismissing the case filed against an 80 -year -old man. The elder was accused of calling a person Mian-Tia and Pakistani. This hurt his religious sentiments and a case was registered against him in the same case. But the case was rejected by a bench of Justice Biwi Nagratna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.
The bench said, ‘The elderly are accused of hurting religious sentiments by calling Mian-Tian and Pakistani. Undoubtedly, his comment is poor and wrongly made. But this does not hurt the religious sentiments of the person, which said this. The case is of Bokaro in Jharkhand, where an Urdu translator Mohammed Shamimuddin alleged that the elderly made objectionable remarks on him. He was called Mian-Tia and Pakistani. Shamimuddin had accused 80 -year -old Hari Narayan Singh that his words had hurt religious sentiments.
Based on this complaint, a case was registered against the elderly under sections 298 (hurting religious sentiments), section 504 (deliberately humiliating someone and breach of peace), 506 (criminal conspiracy), 353 (misbehavior with government employee). After investigation against the elderly, the police filed a charge sheet. In July 2021, the magistrate took cognizance of the matter and issued summons to the elderly.
After this, the elderly moved to the Additional Sessions Judge, but did not get relief. Then he filed an appeal in the High Court. He reached the Supreme Court after not getting relief from there. The apex court has given relief to the elderly after hearing the entire case. The court made it clear that their comment is wrong, but cannot make criminal cases. This case can now become a vision for other such cases.