CRLP/5590/2023 of NITHISH THOTAMSHETTY Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

APHC010377522023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5590/2023 Between: Nithish Thotamshetty ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. JITHENDRA P Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) HN, J Crl.P.No.5590_2023 2 The Court made the following Order: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.1 in C.C.No.4424 of 2022, on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kurnool, for the alleged offences under Sections 153(A) and 295-A read with Section 34 of the IPC. 2. It is alleged that the petitioner made certain derogatory statements against the Chief Minister of the State in Facebook postings. 3. It is also alleged that the said postings promoted enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion and were prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony. The extracts of four Facebook accounts were also enclosed by the police during investi