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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Bilasini Tudu, daughter of Karan Chandra Tudu – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023 with the prayer to quash the FIR as well as the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 292 , 299 and 302 of B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 67 of Information Technology Act, 2000.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in her channel through the social media is abusing Lord Jesus in filthy language by which the religious sentiments of the informant has been hurt and the harmony between two religions i.e. the Christians and the followers of Sarna religion (Hindu Religion) is being disturbed.
4. On the basis of the written report submitted by the informant, police registered Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025 for the offences as already indicated above and took up investigation of the case. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the investigation of the case is still going on and the charge sheet has not yet been submitted.
5. It is submitted by the learned counsel fo
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Section 295-A IPC requires proof of deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious feelings, which was not established in this case.
The court considered the nature of the conversation and the lack of evidence to suggest deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious feelings in granting bail to the petitioner.
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