In reference to a 2019 hate speech case towards Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the MP/MLA court docket in Rampur on Thursday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Mohd Azam Khan to 3 years in jail and imposed a high-quality of Rs 25,000 on him.
Soon after the quantum of sentence was pronounced, the SP chief was granted bail and per week to enchantment towards the order.
Azam Khan was discovered responsible beneath Sections 125 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, in addition to Sections 153a (selling hatred between two teams) and 505-1 (assertion conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The BJP chief Akash Saxena who had filed the cost towards Azam Khan described the court docket’s ruling as vindication of his place. He claimed that the choice was historic and would trigger individuals to pause earlier than making hurtful remarks.
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Azam Khan was charged in Rampur in April 2019 for reportedly uttering disparaging feedback towards Adityanath and Aunjaneya Kumar Singh, the district Justice of the Peace of Rampur on the time.
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