Overview

• A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria on September 2 made earlier interim protection from arrest permanent and disposed of the plea.
• Madhya Pradesh police were given liberty to seek cancellation if cooperation lapses, and the investigation remains active with a summons expected after evidence collection.
• The court recorded counsel’s statement that apologies were posted on Facebook and Instagram and declined the State’s request for an additional affidavit on the apology.
• Prosecution stems from a May FIR in Indore based on a complaint by RSS worker Vinay Joshi alleging that pandemic‑era posts, including remarks about Lord Shiva and caricatures of the Prime Minister and RSS workers, hurt religious sentiments and disturbed harmony.
• The case invokes BNS Sections 196, 299 and 352 and IT Act Section 67A, and follows a July 3 High Court refusal of bail and a July 15 Supreme Court grant of interim protection.