A Delhi courtroom has ordered the Delhi Police to register a First Info Report (FIR) in opposition to journalist Rana Ayyub after a lawyer accused her of spreading “anti-India sentiment” and “insulting” Hindu deities on social media.
“In view of the information and circumstances, the criticism discloses fee of cognizable offences for which an FIR is warranted. Current utility below Part 156(3) Cr.P.C is allowed. SHO Cyber Police Station, South is directed convert the contents of criticism as FIR and examine the matter pretty,” stated Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace Himanshu Raman Singh of Saket Court docket in his order dated January 25.
“Contemplating the gravity of the allegations, the Court docket is of the view that it’s expedient to order investigation within the current matter in train of the judicial energy below Part 156(3) Cr.P.C. The information pleaded by complainant are such which necessitate intervention of State equipment within the type of police investigation and the complainant wouldn’t be ready to gather proof,” Chief Judicial Justice of the Peace Singh added.
Advocate Amita Sachdeva, who was additionally the complainant within the matter associated to 2 M F Husain’s artworks displayed at DAG, moved the courtroom requesting an FIR in opposition to Ayyub below sections 153A (Selling enmity on grounds of faith), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage spiritual emotions of any class) and 505 (Statements conducing public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Sachdeva, who was represented within the courtroom by advocates Makrand Adkar, Yadavendra Saxena, and Vikram Kumar, submitted a collection of posts by Ayyub on X. The posts in query date again to 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2022. The complainant alleged that she had “demeaned” Hindu God Ram, and “glorified” Ravana, confirmed Sita and Draupadi in a “disrespectful gentle” and referred to “Veer Savarkar, an esteemed freedom fighter, as a terrorist sympathiser.”
Sachdeva filed a criticism on the Nationwide Cyber Crime Reporting Portal in November, looking for felony motion in opposition to Ayyub. After no criticism was filed by the Delhi Police, she moved an utility below Part 156(3) (energy of Justice of the Peace to order a Police investigation) of the Code of Prison Process requesting an FIR.
