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The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a antheral accused of sharing a station praising Pakistan connected societal media.
Sajid Chaudhary, a nonmigratory of Meerut, was booked nether Section 152 (endangering India's sovereignty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and had been successful jailhouse since May 13, 2025.
The station successful question allegedly read: "Kamran Bhatti Proud of You, Pakistan Zindabad".
While allowing the bail plea, Justice Santosh Rai observed that portion posting a connection that whitethorn provoke choler oregon disharmony among citizens could beryllium punishable nether Section 196 (promoting enmity) of the BNS, it did not pull the stringent provisions of Section 152 of the BNS.
The applicant's counsel argued that Mr. Chaudhary had been falsely implicated owed to ulterior motives, and helium had lone forwarded the station and not posted oregon circulated immoderate video anywhere.
He further submitted that the accused had nary transgression past and determination was nary likelihood of his tampering with grounds if released connected bail.
The authorities counsel opposed the plea, claiming the applicant was a separatist and had antecedently engaged successful akin activities.
In the bid dated September 25, 2025, the tribunal observed that the authorities counsel had not submitted immoderate grounds proving that the accused had made immoderate connection against the integrity and sovereignty of India.
The tribunal besides observed that Section 152 of the BNS was a recently introduced proviso without an equivalent successful the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and cautioned that it should beryllium invoked lone with tenable care.
