'Not an unlawful assembly: Madras HC on Ram Temple telecast; quashes FIR against 5

CHENNAI: Madras HC quashed an FIR against 5 men accused of creating nationalist disturbance successful Coimbatore portion watching unrecorded telecast of the Ram Lalla consecration lawsuit astatine the Ayodhya temple past year, ruling that gathering for a spiritual lawsuit cannot beryllium treated arsenic an unlawful assembly, reports Sureshkumar K. Justice N Sathish Kumar said the prosecution's materials did not amusement that the accused utilized transgression force, committed immoderate offence, oregon interfered with anyone's rights. According to the complaint, the men had installed an LED surface extracurricular a temple to watercourse the event, allegedly causing postulation congestion. The precocious tribunal held determination were nary circumstantial allegations oregon grounds to enactment charges, observing that gatherings for spiritual functions cannot beryllium criminalised simply due to the fact that immoderate groups rise grievances.