The Allahabad High Court granted bail to Sajid Chaudhary, arrested for forwarding a social media post that read “Pakistan Zindabad,” holding that the act does not attract Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Justice Santosh Rai observed that Section 152 requires a clear intent to promote secession, subversion, or endanger India’s sovereignty, essential elements which were absent in this case.
While the Court noted that the act could cause disharmony under Section 196 (promoting enmity), the Court held that Section 152 did not apply.
Hence, the Court granted bail, considering the custody period and the absence of evidence that threatened sovereignty.
[Sajid Chaudhary v State of Uttar Pradesh]
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