Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 9: The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition from a lawyer on Friday to have former BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma arrested for allegedly making a hateful remark about the revered Prophet Mohammad during a television debate.
The bench of Judges Ravindra Bhat, P.S. Narasimha, and Chief Justice U.U. Lalit heard the case.
“This may sound simple and innocuous but it has far reaching consequences. The court should circumspect while issuing directions. We would suggest you to withdraw,” the bench said.
The petitioner’s attorney emphasised the alternate prayer, which asks for execution of the Tehseen Ponnawalla judgment’s instructions about the regulation of mob lynching, after the court indicated its disinclination to consider the plea under Article 32 seeking arrest.
Accordingly, the matter was withdrawn and dismissed as such.
Notably, in connection with the several FIRs filed against the suspended BJP spokesperson around the nation, the top court ruled in July that no coercive action would be taken against her. The top court further ordered that Sharma not be the subject of any interim coercive action in connection with any current or future FIRs or complaints.
Sharma has previously petitioned the court for protection from arrest as well as the clubbing of the cases brought against her for her comments against the Prophet Mohammad.
