2 weeks ago
1
The Allahabad High Court has observed that throwing non-vegetarian nutrient discarded into the stream Ganga could wounded the spiritual sentiments of the Hindu community.
While granting bail to 5 persons accused of throwing leftovers into the river during an iftar enactment connected a vessel successful Varanasi, Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla said, "The applicants are apologetic for their actions and adjacent their families besides regret the symptom that had been caused to the nine astatine large."
The tribunal said, "Taking enactment of the full facts and circumstances of the case, the deficiency of transgression antecedents of the applicants, the play of detention already undergone and besides the apology expressed, arsenic recorded above, prima facie a lawsuit for bail is made out."
In an bid passed connected May 15, Justice Shukla granted bail to the accused, applicants — Mohammad Azad Ali, Mohammad Tahseem, Nihal Afridi, Mohammad Tauseef Ahmad, and Mohammad Anas.
According to the order, the contiguous lawsuit involves members of the Muslim assemblage having an iftar party.
"During the said Iftar party, portion partaking of food, non-vegetarian nutrient is said to person been consumed by the members of the Muslim community, who are past alleged to person thrown the remains into the River Ganges. This information successful the dispassionate sentiment of the Court could rightly beryllium said to wounded spiritual sentiments of the Hindu community," the tribunal observed.
The applicants, successful jailhouse since March 17, 2026, person expressed their regrets and person besides undertaken ne'er to repetition immoderate specified enactment successful future.
In the aforesaid case, Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha connected May 15 granted bail to 3 accused namely Mohammad Sameer, Mohammad Ahmad Raza and Mohammad Faizan.
The FIR was lodged connected March 16 based connected a ailment filed by Rajat Jaiswal, the president of the Varanasi section of the BJP Yuva Morcha, claiming that the incidental wounded the sentiments of the Hindus.
According to the complaint, the accused broke their Ramzan accelerated connected a vessel successful the Ganga connected March 15, ate meat, and threw the leftovers into the beatified river.
They were booked nether antithetic provisions of law, including sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) connected defiling a spot of worship, outraging spiritual feelings, etc.
On April 1, a sessions tribunal successful Varanasi had denied bail to the accused, saying they look to person intended to disturb societal harmony.
