ORDER

Harinder Singh Sidhu, J. - The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.0247 dated 20.10.2021 under Sections 295-A (Sections 153-A, 212, 216, 120-B IPC and Section 67 of Information and Technology Act added later on), Police Station Division No.3, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana, Punjab.

2. The FIR was lodged on the complaint of one Parvinder Singh. It was alleged that Anil Arora runs a page on facebook by the name of ANIL ARORA. For quite some time he has been uploading posts and messages on social and religious issues which instigates and causes division in Hindu-Sikh unity. It was further alleged that one of the videos of Anil Arora has gone viral on social media. It is an audio cutting from an application 'Club House'. Therein, Anil Arora is talking to three-four persons and using inappropriate terminology against Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and his father which is offensive to the followers of the Sikh Religion. Because of that there is resentment amongst the members of the Sikh Community.

3. The conversation in the audio clip is in the context of the father of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. In portion 'A' the person is heard