Punjab and Haryana HC issues notice to singer Gurdas Maan in 2021 case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice to the state of Punjab and singer Gurdas Maan on a criminal revision plea in connection with a case where Maan was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.
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Hearing the matter, the bench of Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued notice in the matter and adjourned the hearing to June 13. (File Photo)The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state of Punjab and Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan on a criminal revision petition in connection with a case where Maan has been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community. The petition sought to set aside the orders of a trial court accepting the cancellation report filed by the police in the case.
The case pertains to an August 2021 first information report (FIR) where Paramjit Singh Akali, a member of Sikh Youth Power of Punjab, alleged that Maan made certain comments that hurt the religious sentiments of a community while performing in the Urs of Sai Murad Shah Ji at the premises of Dera Baba Murad Shah Ji Trust. Maan was subsequently booked in the case.
The petition was filed by Harjinder Singh alias Jinda and others against a February 22, 2024 order passed by the subdivisional judicial magistrate in Nakodar whereby the protest petition was dismissed and the cancellation report filed by the police after investigation was accepted.
The petitioner through counsel Ramandeep Singh Gill and A S Chahal argued that Maan pointed towards Dera Mukhi during his performance whereas in Gurbani the word Satguru is used to refer to one pious God. Referring to Dera Mukhi as Satguru has hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community, the petitioner claimed.
It was also argued that the trial court had ignored the fact that Maan had uploaded a video on his Facebook page wherein he explained his act and apologised. The petitioner said that the video was with the trial court, but without going into the material and cogent evidence available before it, the cancellation report was accepted.
Hearing the matter, the bench of Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued notice in the matter and adjourned the hearing to June 13.
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