The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted relief to Union Minister Babul Supriyo on charges of attempting to dissolve the shameful shame of then Trinamool Congress MLA Mahua Moitra in 2017. But before this, the High Court reprimanded Supriyo for his remarks.
Police charge sheet rejected, but TMC woman MP Mahua Moitra allowed separate action
The High Court dismissed the charge sheet filed on behalf of the Kolkata Police, saying that the accused had not committed any such crime. But after this, the High Court reprimanded Supriyo for telling him during a televised debate whether he was drunk.
A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary wrote in the order, considering the remarks as 'derogatory', by making such derogatory remarks against a woman, the petitioner has prima facie not only insulted the dignity of a woman but also broken her constitutional oath is.
Justice Chaudhary said, being a public representative, it is expected that he should be courteous in his behavior, courteous in gesture, and cautious in the words he is speaking. With this comment, Justice Chaudhary allowed Moitra to take separate legal action against Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Supriyo. Moitra is currently a Lok Sabha member of TMC.
Justice Vivek Chaudhary, in his order, said on the intention of the police that the charge sheet did not reveal whether the accused had given any offense under Section 509 (words, gestures, or acts intended to insult a woman's identity) Has committed a crime He reprimanded the police and said, "The allegations in the FIR are a non-cognizable offense under section 500 (defamation) and police officers cannot investigate such cases without the permission of a magistrate."
Please tell that Moitra lodged an FIR against Supriyo on January 4, 2017, at Alipur Police Station. He had alleged that Supriyo made such remarks during a national TV channel debate on January 3, 2017, which was intended to disturb his shame.