- (1.) Leave granted.
(2.) This appeal has been filed challenging the order of the High Court dated 15.05.2021 passed in Criminal Petition No.2998/2021, on the application of the appellant herein filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to enlarge the appellant/accused on bail in Crime No.12/2021 of CID, Police Station Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh registered for offences punishable under Sections 124-A, 153(A), 505 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'). By the said order, the High Court has stated that it would not be inclined to entertain the petition on the ground that the appellant can approach the concerned Trial Court and seek necessary relief.
(3.) Brief facts of the case are that after enquiry bythe State CID and on the directions of the Additional Director General of the CID to institute an FIR based on the said enquiry report, an FIR was lodged on 14.05.2021 with the following allegations: ? "Sri Raju did not restrict himself to fair criticism of the Government, but has made every attempt to create hatred, contempt disaffection towards the Government. Not only has he done this through his words, but also used visual gestures of face and hands to provoke his followers to take up violence. They are seditious in nature. ? Sri Raju has particularly targeted 'Reddy' Community and 'Christian' community and has tried to stoke hatred against them by trying to portray that Government has been favouring the two. That he has been successful in doing this is very apparent from the comments to the videos, thus causing public disharmony. ? Two media channels TV5 and ABN by allotting pre meditated and organised slots have clearly shown that there was a meeting of minds of Sri Raju with the heads of these media channels and all of them together conspired against the government. ? All the speeches looked like a well orchestrated conspiracy to create disaffection and bring contempt and hatred against the Government by Sri Raju and a few media groups and also to cause disharmony in public. By creating a feeling of hatred on the grounds of caste and religion." ;