SC agrees to hear on July 14 anticipatory bail plea of cartoonist booked over caricature of PM, RSS

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SC agrees to hear on July 14 anticipatory bail plea of cartoonist booked over caricature of PM, RSS

The Supreme Court will hear Hemant Malviya’s anticipatory bail plea on July 14. Malviya, an Indore-based cartoonist, faces charges for caricatures of Narendra Modi and RSS. The Madhya Pradesh High Court previously rejected his bail. Malviya’s cartoon, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, satirized vaccine efficacy claims. He argues it’s social commentary and has been in circulation for years.

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