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PANKAJ JAIN
Rana Jung Bahadur – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Pankaj Jain, J.—The present petition has been moved invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner seeking quashing of (i) FIR No.67 dated 10th of June, 2022, registered for offences punishable under Sections 295, 295-A IPC, Section 3 of SC/ST Act (added later) at Police Station Navi Baradri, District Jalandhar; (ii) FIR No.167 dated 11th of June, 2022 registered for the offence punishable under Section 295 IPC, at Police Station Cantonment, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising thereto.
2. The FIR stands registered on the information supplied by one Jassi Tallan, Punjab President, Guru Ravidas, Tiger Force, Punjab alleging as under :
“xxx it is requested that the sentiments of our entire Valmiki Community and Ravidasiya community has been hurt because Punjabi film actor Rana Jang Bahadur Singh has made a wrong comment about Bhagwan Valmik Ji. He has said that Bhagwan Valmik Ji was a bandit and then he came to know that it is wrong history and was not written in any history. With these words, our heart has been hurt and he has worked to incite riots. A case should be registered against him under t
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