Bail granted to man held over Facebook post about deities
Police in Dungarpur district registered an FIR over a Facebook post about Hindu deities and charged IT Act and BNS offences including BNS 152. The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur granted bail on 20 January 2025 after noting investigation was complete.
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How we verify →Released on bail with trial to follow; prosecution otherwise pending.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the case concerned F.I.R. No.218/2024 registered at Police Station Sagwara.
The High Court recorded that the allegation was posting an obscene article along with certain photos about Hindu deities on a Facebook account.
The High Court recorded that the FIR invoked Sections 152, 196, 197, 299, 353(1)(c), 353(2) of BNS and Sections 67, 67-A of the IT Act.
The High Court recorded that investigation was already complete and granted bail, observing the order was for limited purposes of the bail application.
What the record says
“posting an obscene article along with certain photos about Hindu deities”
[name withheld] vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:3534), judgment text as hosted on Indian Kanoon — read the full text
Punished for a freedom
The state prosecuted a social-media user for a post about religion with no allegation of violence, threats, fraud, minors or coercion; it is an exercise of speech.
What we could not confirm
Exact date of the Facebook post was not stated in the excerpt; only FIR No.218/2024 and order date 20/01/2025 were confirmed.