LAWS(SC)-2021-6-3

VINOD DUA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

Decided On June 03, 2021
Vinod Dua Appellant
V/S
UNION OF INDIA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India prays for following principal reliefs:-

(2.) FIR No.0053 dated 06.05.2020 was registered pursuant to Complaint made by respondent No.3 herein to the following effect:-

(3.) The FIR dated 06.05.2020 thus pointedly referred to two segments in the talk show uploaded on 30.03.2020 - one at 5 minutes 9 seconds and the other at 5 minutes 45 seconds and generally dealt with the drift of the assertions made by the petitioner in said talk show to submit that the actions on part of the petitioner amounted to offences punishable under penal provisions referred to in the FIR. The transcript of the relevant episode of the talk show has been placed on record and the translation of the relevant portions is :-