Another Indian Cartoonist in Legal Trouble
Hey, India, there's this thing called "free speech" ...
Aseem Trivedi was released on bail in Mumbai on Wednesday but in a corner of Indore, another cartoonist Harish Yadav appeared in the court for his umpteenth hearing. Last September a case was filed against him for drawing a cartoon that lampooned Gujarat CM Narendra Modi . Since then he has been doing the rounds of Indore lower court every fortnight or so. Strangely, the police are yet to file a chargesheet.
"It has been a year and the prosecution has not been able to file a chargesheet. Ideally, it is supposed to be filed within 90 days. Unless that happens the case cannot move forward in court," says Yadav's lawyer, Shailendra Polekar.
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?