Kerala Govt Seeks Bail Cancellation In High Court After Fresh Hate Speech Case
Kerala government Today (July 8) tells High Court that BJP leader PC George broke bail conditions from 2022. He now faces new hate speech charges under 2025 laws.
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KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has taken a serious step against former MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader PC George by sending him a legal notice.
This was done in response to a request from the Kerala government asking the Court to cancel the anticipatory bail that was earlier granted to him in a 2022 hate speech case.
On Tuesday, Justice Gopinath P of the High Court asked PC George to reply to the petition filed by the State. In that earlier 2022 case, PC George was accused of giving hate speeches that were directed against the Muslim community.
The police had registered a case against him under Section 153A (which deals with promoting enmity between different groups based on religion, race, etc.) and Section 295A (which punishes people who insult religions with malicious intent) of the Indian Penal Code.
George had received anticipatory bail from the High Court on May 27, 2022. However, the Kerala government now says that he broke the bail rules set by the Court.
One of the strict conditions mentioned in the 2022 High Court order was that PC George should not make any more speeches or statements that could lead to crimes under Section 153A or Section 295A of IPC. He was also told not to get involved in any new criminal activity while he was out on bail.
But, the government informed the High Court that a new criminal case was filed against him on January 10, 2025. This new case includes serious charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
- Section 196(1)(a) (promoting enmity on religious, racial, or linguistic grounds),
- Section 299 (malicious acts meant to hurt religious feelings), and
- Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act (related to unlawful assemblies).
The State government told the Court that this new case clearly shows PC George has not followed the bail conditions and has repeated the same kind of offence for which he was originally booked. Because of this, they strongly asked the High Court to cancel his bail immediately.
In the petition, the State specifically stated:
“It is submitted that the fourth condition of the Order granting bail to the respondent/accused, is that the accused/respondent shall not make any speech or statement which would tend to result in commission of offences under Sections 153A or 295A of the Indian Penal Code. And the sixth condition for granting bail is that he shall not involve in any other crime while on bail. Further it is made clear that if any of the conditions are violated the prosecution can move this Court for cancellation of bail.”
The State also said that by breaking the Court’s clear directions, George has shown disrespect to the judicial system, and because of this, the Court should now cancel the bail given to him in 2022.
“It is submitted that the fourth condition of the Order granting bail to the respondent/accused, is that the accused/respondent shall not make any speech or statement which would tend to result in commission of offences under Sections 153A or 295A of the Indian Penal Code. And the sixth condition for granting bail is that he shall not involve in any other crime while on bail. Further it is made clear that if any of the conditions are violated the prosecution can move this Court for cancellation of bail.”
CASE TITLE:
State of Kerala vs PC George.
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