New Delhi, February 16, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Hindu hate preacher, Yati Narsinghanand of Dasna temple has been granted bail in another case of making derogatory remarks against Muslim women by the Haridwar sessions court of Uttarakhand. The priest, who was also at the helm of the controversial ‘Dharam Sansad’ in Haridwar, was denied bail by a CJM court on 19 January.
The Hindu priest made derogatory and indecent comments directed at Muslim women on social media. Subsequently, a case under Sections 295A (deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings) and 509 (Insulting modesty of women) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against him. The Hindutva hate-monger Narsinghanand, who called for a genocide against Muslims, at the Haridwar Dharam Sansad, was arrested by the Uttarakhand police on January 15 for his objectionable comments on women.
He was then sent to 14-day judicial custody. On January 19, his bail application was rejected by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of a court in Haridwar noting that the case of the prosecution was that the speech delivered by Narsinghanand had the potential of spreading communal violence. However, he was granted bail in the Haridwar hate speech case on February 7, subject to furnishing two sureties of Rs 50,000 and a personal bond of the same amount.
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