Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Case Over Controversial Babri Masjid Post

The Supreme Court has decided not to quash a criminal case against a law graduate who posted on social media about rebuilding Babri Masjid. The petitioner's appeal was dismissed, and the case will continue in trial court. The post had led to his arrest, but the detention was overturned earlier.

The Supreme Court has declined to dismiss a criminal case against law graduate Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri, who made a social media post expressing that Babri Masjid would eventually be rebuilt. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi refused to halt the proceedings despite the petitioner's arguments.

Advocate Talha Abdul Rehman, representing Mansuri, argued that the post lacked vulgarity and only stated that Babri Masjid could be reconstructed similar to a mosque in Turkey. However, another individual connected to the post had made inflammatory comments, yet was not investigated.

Following discussions, the court allowed Mansuri to withdraw his plea. The trial court had earlier taken cognisance of the charges, and his previous detentions have been contested and overturned, though the high court refused to quash the current proceedings.

(With inputs from agencies.)