Karnataka High Court quashes criminal case against two men accused of writing ‘Hijab is our dignity’ on school wall

The Court held that Section 3 of the Karnataka Open Places Disfigurement (Prevention) Act, 1981, which penalises unauthorised disfigurement by advertisement, was not attracted in this case.
Karnataka High Court, Hijab Ban
Karnataka High Court, Hijab Ban
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The Karnataka High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against two men accused of writing a protest slogan: ‘Hijab is our dignity’, on the walls of a government school last year. [Muzammil & Anr v. State of Karnataka]

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