The Supreme Court will hear on July 14, the anticipatory bail petition of Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in an undignified manner.
Advocate Vrinda Grover mentioned the matter before the Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which agreed to list it on July 14, when the Apex Court would reopen after the summer vacation.
Malviya was booked in May 2025 over a Facebook post, which was deemed to be objectionable by an RSS member.
In the cartoon, a man wearing the RSS uniform was shown bending over with his shorts pulled down and exposing his bottom to the caricature of the Prime Minister. Modi was shown with a stethoscope around his neck, holding an injection in his hand and administering it to the person bending over.
Earlier on July 3, the Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to Malviya.
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