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Bombay HC Says Tablighi Jamaat Foreigners Were Made 'Scapegoats'; Quashes FIRs Against Them; Criticizes Media Propaganda [Read Judgment] https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/bombay-hc-says-tablighi-jamaat-foreigners-were-made-scapegoats-quashes-firs-against-them-criticizes-media-propaganda-161793
""A political Government tries to find the scapegoat when there is pandemic or calamity and the circumstances show that there is probability that these foreigners were chosen to make them scapegoats", Bombay HC while quashing FIRs against #TablighiJamaat Foreigners
"...the latest figures of infection in India show that such action against present petitioners should not have been taken. It is now high time for the concerned to repent about this action taken against the foreigners and to take some positive steps to repair the damage" - HC
The HC held that as per visa conditions "there is no restriction on foreigners for visiting religious places and attending normal religious activities like attending religious discourses" .
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The Court added that "inference is not possible at any stage that they were spreading Islam religion and there was intention of conversion".
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"There was big propaganda in print media & electronic media against the foreigners who had come to Markaz Delhi & an attempt was made to create a picture that these foreigners were responsible for spreading COVID-19 virus in India"- Bombay HC while quashing FIRs #TablighiJamaat
In June, the Madras HC had quashed the FIRs against #TablighiJamaat foreigners after observing that they have "suffered enough" and urged the Centre to consider their request to return to their native places. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/tablighi-jamaat-foreigners-have-suffered-enough-have-right-to-return-to-their-native-country-madras-hc-158369
"Since the petitioners have already suffered enough for their transgression of law and there is prevalence of medical emergency, the petitioners are having the right to return to their native countries at the earliest opportunity", observed Madras HC in the above said judgment.
