Mere Use Of Filthy/Abusive Language During Political Speech Not Criminal Intimidation: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

Upholding the dismissal of complaint against CPI (M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jharna Das Baidya, the Tripura High Court observed that mere use of abusive words or filthy language and body posture during the speech of a political leader will not come within the ambit of the provisions of Section 503/504/506 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the complainant, the CPI(M) leader, in...