The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed coercive action against All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his remarks condemning the 2019 Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court [Asaduddin Owaisi v State]. .A complaint was filed against Owaisi for allegedly making statements against the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict on various news channels.He was booked under Sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (deliberate act to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words to wound religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)..Justice Rajiv Gupta noted that the matter pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh requires consideration.While listing the matter for hearing on April 24, the Court directed,"Till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in Complaint Case (MP/MLA) No. 566 of 2022 (Rakesh Pratap Singh Vs. Asaduddin Owaisi and Another), under Sections 153-A, 295-A, 298 IPC, Police Station Shohratgarh, District Siddharth Nagar, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar.".Counsel representing Owaisi argued that the necessary sanction from the concerned authority for prosecuting him for the offence under Section 153(A) IPC, as contemplated under Section 196(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), was not obtained. The entire proceedings were thus bad in law, he added..Owaisi was represented by Advocates Azim Ahmad Kazmi and Imran Ullah..[Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed coercive action against All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his remarks condemning the 2019 Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court [Asaduddin Owaisi v State]. .A complaint was filed against Owaisi for allegedly making statements against the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict on various news channels.He was booked under Sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (deliberate act to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words to wound religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)..Justice Rajiv Gupta noted that the matter pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh requires consideration.While listing the matter for hearing on April 24, the Court directed,"Till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in Complaint Case (MP/MLA) No. 566 of 2022 (Rakesh Pratap Singh Vs. Asaduddin Owaisi and Another), under Sections 153-A, 295-A, 298 IPC, Police Station Shohratgarh, District Siddharth Nagar, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar.".Counsel representing Owaisi argued that the necessary sanction from the concerned authority for prosecuting him for the offence under Section 153(A) IPC, as contemplated under Section 196(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), was not obtained. The entire proceedings were thus bad in law, he added..Owaisi was represented by Advocates Azim Ahmad Kazmi and Imran Ullah..[Read Order]