Section 295A IPC | Absence of Deliberate and Malicious Intent Defeats Prosecution Over Quran Copies at Printing Press: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Malgireddy Sridhar Reddy in a case alleging disrespect to copies of the Holy Quran kept at a printing and binding press. The Court held that prosecution under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can proceed only when there is material showing a deliberate and malicious intention to outrage religious feelings. The Court also ruled that the prosecution was…