'Do not associate street-side lines with poet Faiz', SG Tushar Mehta said on Imran Pratapgarhi's argument, know what the supreme court said.
Senior advocate kapil sibal said that this post was made by Imran Pratapgarhi's social media team without his knowledge.
The supreme court has reserved its decision on canceling the case registered in gujarat against congress Rajya Sabha mp Imran Pratapgarhi. The court, indicating relief to Pratapgarhi, said that an attempt should be made to understand the true meaning of the poem for which this case has been registered. This poem has not been told against any religion. Its purpose was to talk about non-violence.
After attending a mass marriage program in Jamnagar, Imran Pratapgarhi posted a post on social media on january 2. In this post, he had put a poem as background audio. Jamnagar resident Kishanbhai Nanda lodged an FIR, calling the poem with words like 'Aye khoon ke thirsty logon suno..' as disturbing communal harmony. Sections 196 and 197 of the BNS have been added to that FIR. These sections can result in a punishment of up to 5 years.
Imran approached the gujarat high court to get this case quashed. He argued that he intended to promote peace and love, but the High Court's Justice sandeep Bhatt's bench refused. The high court said that the investigation is still in its initial stages. Imran Pratapgarhi is an MP. He should act responsibly and follow the legal process.
Hearing Pratapgarhi's appeal, on january 21, the supreme court stayed any action in the FIR registered in Jamnagar. On Monday, march 3, the case once again came up before a bench of two judges headed by Justice Abhay S Oka. Justice Oka said, 'It has been more than 7 decades since the Constitution came into force. The police should be sensitive in matters of expression.'
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the gujarat government, said, 'People can interpret words differently. This is the reason for the FIR.' In Pratapgarhi's petition, this poem was said to be of the famous poet Faiz. Commenting on this, SG Tushar Mehta said, 'Such 'street-like' lines should not be associated with such a great poet.'
Senior advocate kapil sibal, appearing for Imran, said that this post was made by the petitioner's social media team without his knowledge. On this, the judges said that this was not a matter which needed to reach the supreme Court. It should have been settled at the high court level itself. kapil sibal requested the judges to say something about the attitude of the police and the high court in their decision.
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