US Edition[Satire] Supreme Court quashes Gujarat FIR against Imran Pratapgarhi; says free speech can't be judged as per standards of insecure persons
- The Supreme Court quashed an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, stating that freedom of expression is crucial for society, according to Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.
- The court criticized the Gujarat Police for judging free speech by the standards of 'insecure people' who see threats everywhere.
- The Supreme Court stated that the poem shared by Pratapgarhi was not anti-religious or anti-national, emphasizing the importance of understanding freedom of speech.
- The Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers must respect individuals' rights to express their views, regardless of others' discomfort with the views expressed by them.
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SC quashes FIR against Congress MP's poem; court must step in to protect fundamental rights
Stressing the importance of protecting the freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi by Gujarat police over a social media post with a poem 'ae khoon ke pyase baat suno
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Congress MP Pratapgarhi’s poem does not spread discord, rules SC as it calls for ‘reasonable’ restrictions on free speech
The court quashed a hate speech case registered by Gujarat Police against the Congress MP, noting that free speech was an integral part of a healthy and civilised society.
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