The Supreme Court, while quashing the criminal case against a Muslim man, has directed the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Uttar Pradesh to give his voice sample. When petitioner Islamuddin Ansari went to complain against an audio clip, criminal action was initiated against him. In the audio clip, communal remarks have been made against Muslims and the petitioner says that the voice in the audio clip is that of UP DIG Sanjeev Tyagi.
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K. Vinod Chandran’s bench has asked Sanjeev Tyagi to send his voice sample to the state lab of Telangana. His forensic investigation will be done. The court said that prosecuting the petitioner Islamuddin Ansari is a complete abuse of police authority and judicial process. The bench said that after issuing the notice, the Uttar Pradesh government itself had demanded to withdraw the case.
The bench said, ‘Before filing the formal complaint, the petitioner had asked the Superintendent of Police whether the voice in the audio clip was his and he had also informed that he had used some extremely objectionable language, but no reply was given.’
According to the report of Live Law, this case is during the Corona epidemic and at that time Sanjeev Tyagi was the Superintendent of Police in Bijnor, UP. Islamuddin Ansari sent an audio clip to Sanjeev Tyagi asking whether it was his voice which was heard making objectionable remarks against Muslims. After this, an FIR was registered against Islamuddin under section 505 of IPC and section 67 of I Act for spreading rumors with the intention of creating an atmosphere of hatred against Muslims.
A charge sheet was filed against Islamuddin in the FIR, of which the Chief Judicial Magistrate took cognizance in 2021. Islamuddin approached the Allahabad High Court to quash the criminal case against him, but he did not get any relief and the petition was rejected. After this he reached the Supreme Court.
Last week, the Supreme Court, while hearing this matter, expressed concern and asked sharp questions to the UP government. In today’s hearing, the lawyer of the UP government told the court that the state government had filed a petition to quash the case against Islamuddin. Justice Amanullah said that filing FIR in this way is a violation of the rights of law. The judge also asked why the audio clip has not been verified yet.
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