On Monday, July 14, the Supreme Court of India denied protection from arrest to cartoonist Hemant Malviya over his derogatory and offensive cartoons. Malviya has been booked under various sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the IT act.
The Supreme Court noted that freedom of speech is being abused by the cartoonist using his cartoons. The court also noted that his cartoons were inflammatory and immature
The Supreme Court criticised cartoonist Hemant Malviya for an "immature" and "inflammatory" caricature of PM Modi and the RSS, after he approached the top court seeking anticipatory bail.
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Malviya is booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act.… pic.twitter.com/qWVc9YX8N1
Earlier, on July 3, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had dismissed Hemant Malviya’s anticipatory bail plea, also observing that he had misused the freedom of speech.
