The court seeks a reply to academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar's plea to quash a case over a video post about PM Modi and directs parties to address maintainability.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday asked Chandigarh Police to respond to academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar's petition seeking quashing of a case related to circulation of a misleading video about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, Bar & Bench reported.
Justice Vikram Aggarwal directed the Chandigarh Administration to file an affidavit addressing the assertions made by Kishwar in her petition, LiveLaw reported.
The court also directed the parties to address how the quashing petition would be maintainable or entertainable in view of a Coordinate bench judgment in Kuldeep Singh v. State of Punjab & Ors., particularly since Kishwar's anticipatory bail application had earlier been dismissed, according to LiveLaw.
Chandigarh Police booked Kishwar in April this year for sharing a 14-second video clip with a misleading comment about the Prime Minister, Bar & Bench reported. LiveLaw reported that the FIR concerns a clip allegedly showing Modi receiving a face massage from a woman.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of an advocate, who alleged that the clip was being circulated by various social media users with misleading claims, LiveLaw reported.
