Bombay HC Tells Kangana Ranaut Her Fundamental Rights Are Not ‘Absolute'
Bombay High Court on Tuesday (November 24) heard the petition filed by Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel seeking to quash an FIR lodged against them on the orders of a magistrate court.
Bombay
High
Court
on
Tuesday
(November
24)
heard
the
petition
filed
by
Kangana
Ranaut
and
Rangoli
Chandel
seeking
to
quash
an
FIR
lodged
against
them
on
the
orders
of
a
magistrate
court.
The
bench
asked
Mumbai
Police
to
"apply
its
mind" before
"applying
any
law",
especially
before
slapping
sedition
charges
on
any
citizen.
The
court
also
reminded
Kangana
that
her
fundamental
rights
too
were
not
absolute
and
came
with
certain
reasonable
restrictions.
The
Bombay
High
Court
has
ordered
Kangana
and
her
sister
Rangoli
Chandel
to
appear
before
Bandra
Police
on
January
8
and
cooperate
in
the
probe.
Meanwhile,
police
have
been
asked
not
to
arrest
the
duo,
who
are
booked
for
creating
communal
animosity
and
sedition.
During
the
hearing,
the
bench
of
Justices
Sambhaji
Shinde
and
Makarand
Karnik
opened
up
about
the
trend
of
slapping
sedition
charges
in
every
second
case.
Justice
Shinde
remarked,
"This
is
a
disturbing
trend.
In
almost
all
such
cases,
you
slap
sedition.
Is
this
how
you
(police)
treat
your
citizens?
By
slapping
sedition?"
HC
Bench
Expresses
Concern
Over
New
Trend
Of
Sedition
Charges
i
The
judge
further
asked
Public
Prosecutor
Deepak
Thakre
why
the
police
had
invoked
sedition
against
Kangana
and
her
sister.
He
stated
that
Mumbai
police
needs
more
workshops.
"We
think
you
(Mumbai
Police)
must
conduct
workshops
for
your
officers.
Train
them
on
invoking
provisions
of
law,
especially
in
such
cases.
Your
officers
need
to
be
more
sensitive
and
protect
dignity
in
such
cases.
They
must
be
trained
to
apply
their
minds
before
invoking
any
law,
especially
a
serious
one
as
sedition.
Just
because
someone
doesn't
fall
in
the
line
with
the
government,
they
must
not
be
charged
with
sedition," Justice
Shinde
said.
HC
On
Kangana's
Tweets
On
Kangana
Ranaut's
tweet,
the
bench
said,
"Every
citizen
has
fundamental
rights
and
these
come
with
reasonable
restrictions.
No
citizen,
even
your
client,
cannot
claim
these
rights
are
absolute.
Each
citizen
is
expected
to
ensure
that
when
they
are
exercising
their
rights,
they
must
not
infringe
the
fundamental
rights
of
others.
Your
rights
cannot
hurt
others'
rights," Justice
Shinde
rebuked
Kangana.
Kangana
Ranaut
Has
Been
Ordered
Not
To
Tweet
About
The
Case
The
court
has
also
ordered
Kangana
not
to
post
any
tweet
or
make
any
statement
on
social
or
electronic
media
regarding
the
present
FIR.
Kangana
was
also
called
out
for
not
obeying
summons
as
Justice
Shinde
remarked,
"You
didn't
obey
the
summons
thrice
and
now
seek
time
to
appear
before
the
police.
You
cannot
expect
the
police
to
work
as
per
your
convenience."