IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Bilasini Tudu, daughter of Karan Chandra Tudu – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
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| 1. fir for social media religious insult. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. section 299 requires malicious intent. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. no ingredients for 292, 67 it, 302. (Para 7) |
| 4. fir allegations constitute offences. (Para 8) |
| 5. public nuisance needs public harm. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. 299 needs class outrage intent. (Para 11) |
| 7. 67 it for prurient material. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 8. quash fir absent cognizable offence. (Para 14) |
| 9. proceedings quashed; petition allowed. (Para 15 , 16) |
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
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To establish an offence under Section 295-A IPC, there must be deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious feelings; mere careless or unwitting acts do not suffice.
No offence under IPC Sections 188 and 295(A) was established against the petitioner, leading to the quashing of the FIR due to political rivalry.
Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings, as per Section 299 BNS, necessitate intentional insult to religion, confirming the applicability of cognizable offences in public....
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