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Imran Pratapgadhi v. State of Gujarat and Anr

Whether on facts, the offences punishable under Sections 196, 197, 299 and 302 of the BNS as alleged, were made out against…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
28 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1309
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1545/2025
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Issue for consideration

Whether on facts, the offences punishable under Sections 196, 197, 299 and 302 of the BNS as alleged, were made out against the appellant, a Member of Rajya Sabha; whether the High Court erred in rejecting the petition filed by the appellant to quash the FIR lodged 2023 – ss.196, 197(1), 299, 302, 57 and 3(5) – Appellant, a Member of Rajya Sabha had put out a video of a mass marriage function on his social media platform, and in the background of the video, the words of the poem in question were uttered – FIR was lodged against the

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