Doesn't Outrage Religious Feelings: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'

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~~Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'; Says Offence Of Outraging Religious Feelings Not Made Out~~Doesn't Outrage Religious Feelings: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'

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Wed, 7 October 2026
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  Doesn't Outrage Religious Feelings: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'
  previously~~Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'; Says Offence Of Outraging Religious Feelings Not Made Out~~
  The Karnataka High Court has held that use of the term 'jihadi' in a Facebook post would not attract the offences of outraging religious sentiments or publishing statements intended to promote enmity
Tue, 20 October 2026
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  Can you face criminal charges for criticising SC judgment? Karnataka HC answers
  Karnataka high court quashed an FIR against 13 men who criticized a Supreme Court judgment through posters. The court determined that the slogans did not promote enmity or outrage religious feelings as alleged. The police registered the case following the discovery of these posters in Mangaluru. The court emphasized the importance of freedom of speech and expression in this context.