BHARATI SINGH SHRI. P. D. DESAI vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — WP/1906/2012
Case under Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc). Disposed: --Allowed on 29th April 2026.
CNR: HCBM010202662012
Filing Number
WP/1906/2012
Filing Date
10-May-2012
Registration No
WP/1906/2012
Registration Date
10-May-2012
Judge
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
Coram
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
Bench Type
Division
Judicial Branch
Criminal
Decision Date
29-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
--Allowed
Last updated 25-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.BHARATI SINGH SHRI. P. D. DESAI
Respondent(s)
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1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
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2.MD IMBRAN DADANI RASABI (AS PER ORDER DT. 18.03.
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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29-Apr-2026
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF
Summary The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against TV personalities Shekhar Suman and Bharati Singh for allegedly insulting religious feelings through a comedy show episode. The court held that Section 295-A of the IPC requires deliberate and malicious intention to outrage religious feelings, which was absent here since the words used ("Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla!") were merely comic rhyming expressions in an entertainment context, not targeted insults. Additionally, the court found that mandatory government sanction under Section 196 CrPC was not obtained before prosecution, rendering the proceedings legally infirm. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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29-Apr-2026
Bottom Of Board-
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
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22-Apr-2026
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF
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22-Apr-2026
Bottom Of Board-
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
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15-Apr-2026
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF
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15-Apr-2026
Bottom Of Board-
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
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18-Mar-2026
Bottom Of Board-
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar
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11-Mar-2026
Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF
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20-Feb-2024
Revoked
Registrar (Judicial - I)
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08-Jan-2024
Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF
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03-Sep-2021
For Admission - Fresh [Criminal Side Matters]
According To Sitting List
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03-Nov-2014
Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai,hon'ble Shri Justice V.M. KanadeView PDF
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17-Apr-2014
Criminal Pil (Pre-Admission Matters)
Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai , Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh H. Patil
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13-Mar-2014
Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai,hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh H. PatilView PDF
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13-Mar-2014
Criminal Pil (Pre-Admission Matters)
Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai , Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh H. Patil
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11-Dec-2012
For Hearing & Final Disposal
Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Oka , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde
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01-Nov-2012
For Hearing & Final Disposal
Hon'ble Smt. Justice S.S. Jadhav , Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Oka
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25-Sep-2012
For Hearing & Final Disposal
Hon'ble Smt. Justice S.S. Jadhav , Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Oka
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23-Aug-2012
For Hearing & Final Disposal
Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Khanwilkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice R.Y. Ganoo
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24-Jul-2012
For Admission - Fresh
Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Khanwilkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice A.R. Joshi
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18-Jun-2012
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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10-May-2012
Case filed
Registration No. WP/1906/2012
Summary The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against TV personalities Shekhar Suman and Bharati Singh for allegedly insulting religious feelings through a comedy show episode. The court held that Section 295-A of the IPC requires deliberate and malicious intention to outrage religious feelings, which was absent here since the words used ("Ya Allah! Rasgulla! Dahi Bhalla!") were merely comic rhyming expressions in an entertainment context, not targeted insults. Additionally, the court found that mandatory government sanction under Section 196 CrPC was not obtained before prosecution, rendering the proceedings legally infirm. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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