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Uas a non-law person can yall please clear my misconceptions or tell me if I’m thinking wrong.
whatever ranveer apoorva and these people said was immoral and unethical but is it illegal?
people are arguing about freedom of speech and I’m thinking that if it’s Samay’s show which is a private ticketed event then we as audience choose to pay the ticket and choose to click on the youtube video. they never forced us to.
and if india is imposing so many rules on what u can say and stuff then are we living in a free country or no?
USA has comedy central roasts which gen z grew up watching (we shud not have but we did). they say such vile shit there that u have to turn off the video sometimes and Indians can’t take a silly unfunny joke also?
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ULegally speaking, it’s very subjective. Criminal law has punishment for “obscene acts in public” but what constitutes an obscene act is not defined. Courts will usually rely on social and cultural parameters of obscenity to make their decisions. So yes, it can be illegal and it’s safe to avoid making such remarks in public in India.
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SThere are a few things to note.
No fundamental rules are absolute. Especially freedom of speech. For example, you can’t defame someone and say that you’re protected by the freedom to say whatever you want. Fundamental rules give you the right to do whatever business anywhere in india but doesn’t mean that you can violate trademark and copyright laws during your business or that you can sell drugs as a business. All laws have a limit.
Laws are not black and white. There is a huge grey area which is known as interpretation which is the most important part of the legal system. Especially in a country like India where people shit about “morality, ethics, tradition, culture and religion”, people can interpret anything as anything they want.
What you’re saying is right. What they said is not illegal. A joke in bad taste perhaps. But because people got offended by it, they’re twisting it to be something it’s not by calling it “obscene acts in public” and what not, which are crimes as per the penal code.
Well honestly I don’t think it’s something worth punishing someone over. My personal opinion is that the current ruling party uses religion, culture and tradition, and people’s pride towards it as their tactic to win. And what beerbiceps said is in a way brings down the “purity” of the religion, idk how to explain it. So the ruling party is using it as an excuse to create a controversy which brings people (their biggest vote bank) together.
At the end of the day it’s all politics. Politics is a dirty game and politicians are hypocrites. There are so many videos of politicians out there calling someone “MC” or “bkl” or “MKC” which I believe also brings down the “purity” of the religion they belong to. However no one bats an eye as people are hypocrites.
Yeah and no doubt the judges are involved in the politics as well because political backing is very important if you want to become a HC or SC judge or CJ.
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