The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case against Senior Advocate and Congress Member Salman Khurshid for allegedly making remarks against UP CM Yoi Adityanath.
The single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh considering the context of the alleged indecent remark and the regret shown by Mr. Khurshid discharged him of offences punishable under Sections 153 A, 171-G IPC and Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
"The petitioner has regretted his offending comment which means that he still has apetite to learn and be brave in life. In view of the affidavit submitted by Sri Salman Khurshid and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, the context in which he uttered the offending sentence, and his regret for his comment, I am of the view that the continuation of the impugned proceedings against Sri Salman Khurshid would not be justified" the Court ruled.
During the electioneering for Lok Sabha Election 2019, Sr. Advocate Khurshid made the statement in response to question being put by the journalists in respect of the statement of Sri Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in which Sri Yogi Adityanath allegedly said that the petitioner was sympathizer of Batla House accused/terrorists.
“Rishte me ham unke Baap Lagte hai", he said in his statement, following which complaint was filed against him.
The Batla House incident was an encounter which took place in the year 2008 in which some terrorists were killed as well as one police inspector was also shot dead by the terrorists.
His Counsel submitted that this statement was made in a lighter vein which is a famous dialogue of movie "Shahanshah" without any intention to be disrespectful to the Chief Minister, Sri Yogi Adityanath and that the petitioner has no intention to hurt and insult feelings and sentiments of any one, including, Sri Yogi Adityanath.
It was further submitted that the petitioner is a veteran Politician, Senior Advocate, Ex-Member of Parliament as well as ExUnion Cabinet Minister and enjoys a good image in society.
The Court thus disposed of the petition.
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