Coming to an America Near You? Editoonist Apologizes for Comic
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“I deeply regret my Facebook post published on May 1, 2025. I respectfully state before the Hon’ble Supreme Court that I never intended to hurt the sentiments of any community, caste, religion, or to insult any party or individual,” the cartoonist wrote.
The Deccan Herald reports on the outcome of an issue that went before the Indian Supreme Court.
The case against Hemant involved many instances of irreverence:
[Hemant] was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus and disturbing communal harmony.
The complaint also cited other objectionable content allegedly posted by Malviya on his Facebook page, including inappropriate comments about Lord Shiva and cartoons, videos, photos, and commentaries on RSS workers, the prime minister, and others.
J. R. Mora from last month explains the charges:
According to local media reports, Hemant Malviya has been charged under sections 196, 299, 302, 352 and 353(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – the Indian Penal Code that came into force on 1 July 2024 – for acts allegedly“disturbing communal harmony and religious sentiments“. He was also allegedly charged under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act of 2000 for“electronic sharing of content depicting sexually explicit acts“.
Whimsical interpretation of the law, already retrograde in itself. Someone giving a person a vaccination now turns out to be an“explicit sexual act“.
LawChakra details the court proceedings, whose final ruling demanded:
Wholehearted apology, which we hope is not from the pen but from the heart.
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