CAV ORDER

1.The petitioner/accused No.1 is at the doors of this Court calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.4 of 2021 registered for offences punishable under Section 295A of the IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for short).

2. FACTUAL BACKGROUND:

The factual narrative, shorn of embellishment, is this. The 2^nd respondent claims that on 23-01-2021 he received a whatsapp link from an unknown source under the name “Bajarangi Go Kallaru”. Upon accessing the link, he was added to a whatsapp group consisting of 6 administrators and nearly 250 participants. According to the complainant, obscene and deeply offensive images, depicting deities of the Hindu pantheon and certain political figures have been repeatedly circulated in the group. Alleging that the content was deliberately intended to outrage religious feelings and insult religious beliefs, a complaint was lodged, culminating in registration of crime No.4 of 2021. Investigation ensued. Electronic devices were seized, screenshots were collected, and group details were obtained. One of the administrators of the group was apprehended, who surrendered his mobi