BJP leader Giriraj Singh, facing arrest for making ‘hate speeches’ during an election meeting, on Friday filed anticipatory bail petition in the district court here. A Bokaro court had, earlier issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him after the police lodged an FIR against him for making inflammatory remarks.
However, Singh later get some relief as Patna court granted him anticipatory bail for his alleged ‘hate speeches’ during election campaign in Bihar. Singh was facing the heat of imminent arrest warrants as three FIRs were lodged against him at Deogarh, Bokaro and Patna for his hate speeches.
Singh applied for anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR lodged against him at the airport police station in Patna on April 21under IPC RP Act at Patna Court, said l P Singh, advocate Bokaro Court.
On April 22, the Sub-divisional judicial magistrate of Bokaro court Amit Sekhar issued an arrest warrant against the Singh. Addressing a mass rally in Bokaro, Singh remarked “those opposing Narendra Modi should go to Pakistan”.
An FIR was lodged at Harla police station Sector -9, under IPC sections 153 A that is promoting enmity between classes, section 295 A – Malicious insulting of religious beliefs, Section 298 and section 125 PR Act (People’s Representation Act) after the order of Uma Shankar Singh Deputy Commissioner Bokaro.
A joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided his house to arrest Singh but Singh remained elusive. “Offense under section 153 A IPC section is non-bailable; the punishment is minimum three years imprisonments or fine or both”, said Ranjit Giri, advocate Bokaro court.
Singh is also facing the same charges at Deoghar too. Deoghar SDM Jay Jyoti Samanta, also filed an FIR on April 20against Singh under the several IPC sections and the RP Act for the same.