The High Court granted pre-arrest bail to Nitin Bode, an insurance agent accused of promoting armed struggle against the Modi government. Bode allegedly circulated an article on WhatsApp with the slogan “Jai Bharat, Jai Samvidhan, Jai Naxalvad.” Despite legal scrutiny, the court found no intention to disrupt peace and ordered Bode to surrender his phone and report to the police.
Today, On 17th July, Seven FIRs filed against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad for remarks about Lord Ram will be consolidated at Shirdi, Maharashtra. Awhad’s controversial comments about Lord Ram being non-vegetarian led to charges under Section 295A. The cases, which sparked controversy, will be handled in Shirdi despite Awhad’s efforts to have them transferred elsewhere.