Dismissing Mansoori’s petition, a division bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV noticed, “Though structure of this nation acknowledges freedom of speech with each citizen however such proper doesn’t prolong to hurling abuses or making derogatory remarks in opposition to any citizen a lot much less the Prime Minister or different ministers of the federal government of India”.
It was alleged within the FIR registered on the Meerganj police station of Jaunpur district that Mansoori used extremely derogatory remarks in opposition to PM Narendra Modi, dwelling minister Amit Shah, and different Union ministers. He had been booked beneath Part 504 IPC (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace) and Part 67 of IT Act (punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital type).
Subsequent to this, a felony case was registered in opposition to Mansoori at Meerganj police station of Jaunpur. Difficult the registration of the FIR, Mansoori had moved to the excessive court docket with a plea to get it quashed.
Nonetheless, refusing to quash the FIR, the court docket on July 15, dismissed the writ petition, observing, “The primary info report (FIR) clearly discloses commissioning of cognizable offence. We discover no good floor to intervene within the current writ petition filed with a prayer to quash such an FIR. The authorities shall be at liberty to proceed within the matter in accordance with legislation and conclude investigation on the earliest.”