Allahabad HC Grants Bail to AMU Professor over Hindu Mythology ‘Rape’ Remark

Allahabad HC grants bail to AMU professor over Hindu mythology ‘rape’ remark

The court granted anticipatory bail to AMU Professor Dr. Jitendra Kumar, accused of hurting religious sentiments by referencing Hindu mythology in a 2022 lecture, ruling there was “no prima facie intent to disturb peace.”

“No prima facie proof of intent to disturb peace,” Allahabad HC grants bail to AMU professor accused of citing “rape” in Hindu mythology

The Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Professor Dr. Jitendra Kumar, who faces an FIR for allegedly citing instances of “rape” in Hindu mythology during a Forensic Medicine lecture in 2022, observing that “it cannot prima facie be said that the teacher intentionally attempted to disturb public peace and religious sentiments.” While granting relief, the bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary observed that…