https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298333 Section 295A penalises only deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings; mere insult or careless conduct is insufficient. On scrutiny of the complaint, the allegations did not disclose even prima facie ingredients of the offence, so continuation of the criminal proceedings was not warranted and the complaint was quashed. Because the foundation of the prosecution failed entirely, the same relief was extended to the co-accused on parity, as further continuation would amount to an abuse of process and create inconsistent treatment among similarly placed accused persons. The complaint and connected transfer proceeding were terminated against all accused. en-us Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:18:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298333 Section 295A penalises only deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings; mere insult or careless conduct is insufficient. On scrutiny of the complaint, the allegations did not disclose even prima facie ingredients of the offence, so continuation of the criminal proceedings was not warranted and the complaint was quashed. Because the foundation of the prosecution failed entirely, the same relief was extended to the co-accused on parity, as further continuation would amount to an abuse of process and create inconsistent treatment among similarly placed accused persons. The complaint and connected transfer proceeding were terminated against all accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298333