Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision on Babri Masjid Post Case

The Supreme Court has decided not to quash a criminal case against a law graduate over a controversial social media post stating that the Babri Masjid will be rebuilt one day. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, reviewed the post and saw no grounds to interfere with the criminal proceedings against Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri.

The court noted that the petitioner's defense could be evaluated by the trial court based on its merits. Consequently, the petitioner withdrew his plea. Mansuri's advocate argued that there was no vulgarity in the post and he merely suggested that the Babri Masjid would be rebuilt similarly to a mosque in Turkey. He also indicated that another person, not investigated, made the inflammatory remarks.

Justice Kant cautioned the counsel against provoking harsh comments from the court. The Supreme Court was addressing an appeal against an Allahabad High Court order which dismissed Mansuri's request to quash a police-issued summons linked to an FIR from 2020, accusing him of posting objectionable content on Facebook.