Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR towards Ranas

Express News Service

MUMBAI:  In a giant setback to husband-wife duo MLA Ravin Rana and MP Navneet Rana Rana, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the 2 for quashing a second FIR towards them for resisting their arrest over the row to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outdoors Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s household residence.

The High Court bench noticed that the reciting spiritual verses on the residence of one other particular person (Maharashtra chief minister residence Matoshree) or at a public place are a breach of the private liberty of the opposite particular person.

The courtroom additionally stated that the individuals (MLA Ravi Rana and MP Navneet Rana) in public life are anticipated to behave responsibly.  “With great power comes with great responsibility. Those who are active in public life are expected to act responsibly is not extra but basic am expectation,” the courtroom noticed.

“The state government is justified in the apprehension that it could create a law and order problem. We find considerable merit in the submission of the Special Public Prosecutor. He was justified in making reference to the FIR, to the declaration of reciting religious verses in the personal residence of the Chief Minister.”