Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against Amit Malviya Over Sanathana Dharma Post

The Madras High Court has quashed the FIR registered against BJP leader Amit Malviya, holding that the prosecution was unsustainable in law.

It observed that Udhayanidhi Stalin’s call to “eradicate” Sanatana Dharma, when directed at a religion, carries implications similar to genocide or culturicide.

The Court noted that Malviya’s social media post was framed as a question highlighting this concern and did not incite violence or promote enmity. It held that offences under Sections 153A and 505 IPC require mens rea and reference to identifiable communities, both of which were absent in the present case.

Accordingly, the FIR was quashed.

[Amit Malviya v. State of TN]