Indore:
A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has rejected bail to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and yet another accused who have been arrested final week on a complaint that “indecent” remarks have been produced against Hindu deities through a show held in Indore.
After hearing arguments of each the sides, Additional District and Sessions court judge Yatindra Kumar Guru rejected the bail plea of Munawar Faruqui and Nalin Yadav.
On January 2, the court of chief judicial magistrate rejected the bail plea of the comedian, Nalin Yadav and 3 other folks.
Munawar Faruqui, a resident of Gujarat, was arrested on Saturday along with 4 other folks for allegedly creating indecent remarks against Hindu deities and against Union Home Minister Amit Shah through a show held at a cafe in 56 Dukan region of Indore on January 1.
The complaint was filed against them by Eklavya Singh Gaur, 36, son of regional BJP legislator Malini Laxman Singh Gaur.
Anshuman Shrivastava, the lawyer for Munawar Faruqui and Nalin Yadav, stated that the allegations levelled against his customers are “vague” in nature. He stated the two have been booked below political stress.
He stated Munawar Faruqui and Nalin Yadav are actors and did not make any comment that hurt the religious feelings of any individual.
Opposing the bail plea, prosecution lawyer Vimal Mishra stated each the accused had participated in the occasion for which no permission was taken from regional administration amid the pandemic.
Mr Mishra stated indecent remarks have been produced against Hindu deities at the occasion, which he claimed was “full of obscenity despite the presence of minor boys and girls among the audience.”
The other arrested men and women have been identified as Edwin Anthony, Prakhar Vyas and Priyam Vyas.
One more individual was arrested later for taking component in the programme, the police had stated.
The police had booked 5 accused below sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), section 269 (unlawful or negligent act probably to spread the infection of any illness risky to life) and other provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Mr Gaur stated he and his associates had gone to the show as audience, exactly where the comedian produced the remarks. They objected to his comments and designed ruckus more than it. They also forced the occasion to cease.