‘Dog whisling’: The Supreme Court gave him interim bail, the choice of words of the choice of Ashok University’s Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad. Bharat News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Associate Professor and Head of Political Science Department at Ashoka University, Haryana, against the arrest on a social media post on Operation Sindoor. In addition, it refused to investigate against him. The apex court granted interim bail to Mahmudabad, which is to present the bail bond for satisfaction of CJM, Sonipat.‘Why try to gain cheap popularity?’The apex court also ordered that he would not write an online article or give any online speech related to both posts, which are subject to investigation.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotisar Singh, listening to the matter, slammed the professor and asked, “Why try to gain cheap popularity?”‘Dog CT’It also questioned the choice of words of Mahmudabad and said that he was used to humiliate, insult and inconvenience others.The apex court said, “Although everyone has the right to freedom of expression, the statement of Mahmudabad is called dog whisling in the law.”“At a time when a lot of things were happening in the country, where there was an opportunity for him to use these types of words, who can humiliate, insult and inconvenience others. He is a learned man, he cannot be called less than words.” Added to it. Order to make SC order, directs the professor to cooperate in the investigation The SC further directed Haryana DGP to form a three -member Special Investigation Team (SIT) within 24 hours and asked the Associate Professor to join the investigation and cooperate fully. The SIT will include three IPS officers, including a female officer who will be from outside the state.This stopped the professor from making any comment on Indian soil from terrorist attacks or a counter-reaction given by the nation. The SC ordered that it would surrender its passport.What happened so far? The professor of Ashok University was arrested on 18 May, when two FIRs were lodged two FIRs under the strict sections of the Indian Joint Code (BNS), including allegations of enduring India’s sovereignty and integrity for comments made on social media about Operation Sindoor. He was produced before a local court in Sonipat on the same day and was initially sent to police custody for two days. On Tuesday, the court sent him to judicial custody by 27 May.Professor says ‘misunderstanding comments’The case against Mahmudabad started with complaints from Haryana State Commission (HSCW) and a local village sarpanch, both alleged that their posts were inflammatory and derogatory. In his letter to the state DGP on 16 May, HSCW stated that its complaint was based on “Prima Facial Evidence and Example”. The FIR was registered under several non-bailable sections of BNS, in which Section 152 (putting India’s sovereignty or integrity in danger), Section 196 (1) (Promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion), section 197 (prejudice for national integration), section 299 (malicious and acts, sections 79 (acute), section 79 (disorder), section 79 (rough), section 79 (action), section 79 79 (. Condering for public mischief).Police said both FIRs were registered at Rai police station of Sonipat.In his defense, Mahmudabad has stated that his comment has “misunderstood” and highlighted his fundamental right of free speech.
