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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
DR. RATAN LAL – Appellant
Versus
STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. petition for quashing an fir (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments on legality of fir under ipc (Para 3 , 6 , 10) |
| 3. intent required for criminal charges under ipc (Para 12 , 14 , 20 , 39) |
| 4. mens rea and public order considerations (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 41) |
| 5. final dismissal of petition (Para 46 , 48) |
ORDER
CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J (Oral)
1. The instant petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter “BNSS”) [earlier Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter “CrPC”)] has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking quashing of the FIR No.50/2022, registered at Police Station North Cyber Crime, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1960 (hereinafter “IPC”).
2. The brief facts that led to the filing of the present petition are as follows:
a) The petitioner is an Assistant Professor of History at Hindu College, University of Delhi, with over two decades of teaching experience. On 14th May, 2022, the petitioner made a tweet via his Twitter handle @ratanlal72 on Twitter (now known as „X‟) and made a post on his Facebook account regarding the presence of the
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