amiret Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The Supreme Court on Thursday said that in the name of artistic freedom poets and authors cannot use abusive words against others — including persons as Mahatma Gandhi — as every freedom is subject to restrictions. “There is a distinction between freedom of idea and freedom of words. You have an idea, express it, but the words you choose must be controlled and under the statute,” a bench headed by justice Dipak Misra said while hearing an appeal filed by the publisher of a Marathi magazine and a poet who wanted a criminal case registered against them quashed. :facepalm: " Marathi poet Vasant Dattatrey Gujjar and publisher Devidas Ramachandra Tuljapukar have been charged for and using “profane” language in a political satire on Mahatma Gandhi. The two were booked in Mumbai under section 292 of the IPC under which they can be sent to jail for five years. " LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 What is the criteria to get on this list of sacrosanct persons who cannot be abused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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