Petition against Quran

Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Petition in 1985 Quran attracts 153A & 295A of I.P.C Writ Petition in the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985 stating that publication of the Quran attracts Sections Writ Petition in the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985 stating that publication of the Quran attracts Sections 153A and 295A of the I.P.C Muslims in India have often sought shelter under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) for preventing every public discussion of their creed in general and of their prophet in particular.1 Quite a few publications which examine critically the sayings and doings of the Prophet or other idolized personalities of Islam, have been proscribed under Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) as a result of pressure exerted by vociferous, very often violent Muslim protests. Little did they suspect that the same provisions of the law could be invoked for seeking a ban on their holy book, the Quran. The credit for this turning of tables goes to Chandmal Chopra of Calcutta. It was he who filed a Writ Petition in the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985 stating that publication of the Quran attracts Sections 153A and 295A of the I.P.C. because it ?incites violence, disturbs public tranquility, promotes, on ground of religion, feelings of enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities, and insults other religions or religious beliefs of other communities in India?. He also prayed for a rule nisi on the Government of West Bengal ?to show cause as to why a writ of mandamus be not issued to it directing it to declare each copy of Quran whether in the original Arabic or in any of the languages as forfeited to the Government? in terms of Section 95 of the Cr.P.C. The case had caused considerable excitement among the ?believers? (Mu'mins) and interest among the ?infidels? (KAfirs) in April-May, 1985. The press in India and abroad gave many headlines to what was rightly regarded as an unprecedented event in the history of religion. It was the first time that a Pagan had questioned the character of a document hailed as the very Word of God by a People of the Book. The roles now stood reversed. So far it had been the privilege of the Peoples of the Book to ban and burn the sacred literature of the Pagans. Muslims in India have often sought shelter under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) for preventing every public discussion of their creed in general and of their prophet in particular.1 Quite a few publications which examine critically the sayings and doings of the Prophet or other idolized personalities of Islam, have been proscribed under Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) as a result of pressure exerted by vociferous, very often violent Muslim protests. Little did they suspect that the same provisions of the law could be invoked for seeking a ban on their holy book, the Quran. The credit for this turning of tables goes to Chandmal Chopra of Calcutta. It was he who filed a Writ Petition in the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985 stating that publication of the Quran attracts Sections 153A and 295A of the I.P.C. because it ?incites violence, disturbs public tranquility, promotes, on ground of religion, feelings of enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities, and insults other religions or religious beliefs of other communities in India?. He also prayed for a rule nisi on the Government of West Bengal ?to show cause as to why a writ of mandamus be not issued to it directing it to declare each copy of Quran whether in the original Arabic or in any of the languages as forfeited to the Government? in terms of Section 95 of the Cr.P.C. The case had caused considerable excitement among the ?believers? (Mu'mins) and interest among the ?infidels? (KAfirs) in April-May, 1985. The press in India and abroad gave many headlines to what was rightly regarded as an unprecedented event in the history of religion. It was the first time that a Pagan had questioned the character of a document hailed as the very Word of God by a People of the Book. The roles now stood reversed. So far it had been the privilege of the Peoples of the Book to ban and burn the sacred literature of the Pagans. 3:26:43 AM Posted By Kumar Bharat Comments (7) News Comments MUNEERUDEEN Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:46:05 AM ADVICE TO KUMAR BHARAT !STOP INCITING PEOPLE AND GO TO HELL !NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO COMMENT ON YOUR FERMENTING RELIGIOUS HATRED ! K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:20:31 PM Freedom of speech, which is the hallmark of cyberspace, gives Kumar Bharat the right to write on whatever he wishes. K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:23:45 PM If I am not mistaken the Calcutta High Court accepted the writ petition but was pressurized to dismiss it by the Congress government of the day. K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:24:41 PM We can recognize the same appeasement of Muslim sentiments today when the Congress is trying to save Afzal Guru from the gallows. K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:26:06 PM The Congress also upturned the Supreme Court decision in the Shah Banoo case. But they proclaim, “Let the law take its own course” in the Ram Jamnabhoomi case, because here it is Hindu sentiments. K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:26:57 PM Now the Congress wants to give first preference to Muslims in the matter of development funds, as if development takes place community-wise instead of region-wise. K.Venugopal Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:28:07 PM If the due process of law was not hindered, the Calcutta High Court proceedings in the case of Quranic violence would have laid the legal foundations to tackle the menace of jihadi terrorism and India would not have become the soft state that it is today, thanks to Congress appeasement of the Muslims.