The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a case against a man who allegedly posted objectionable remarks in the context of Lord Shiva on Facebook.
In an order passed on Thursday, 6 April, Justice JJ Munir said:
"Offences of the kind that have a tendency to promote hatred between classes of people or communities, have to be put down with a heavy hand. These offences cannot be permitted to flourish in society by adopting a soft-pedalling approach at the cost of widespread damage to the community.”