What is Hanuman Chalisa controversy, regarding which court rejected?

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A special court in mumbai has discharged independent lok sabha member Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband

Ravi Rana in a 2022 case of resisting arrest and obstructing police from performing their duty following the

controversy over Hanuman Chalisa recitation. The application to do so was rejected. The court said that prima

facie there is sufficient evidence against the accused couple. The couple have been booked under indian Penal

Code section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty) for allegedly

resisting the policemen who arrived at their residence in suburban Khar. But had gone to arrest him.

What is the whole matter?

The police took action after the couple had announced to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside the private residence of

the then maharashtra Chief minister uddhav thackeray in Bandra. Special judge of MP/MLA court R.N.

Rokade rejected the Rana couple's plea seeking discharge in the case and said that prima facie there was

sufficient evidence against the applicants based on the statements of witnesses. The judge said that thus a case of

crime under section 353 of the IPC is made out.

What did the judge say?

The judge said, prima facie, there was sufficient evidence against the applicants based on the statements of the

witnesses. Thus, an offense under section 353 of the IPC is made out. Discharge is a stage that comes after the

charge sheet is filed in a case. The discharge petition, filed through advocate Rizwan Merchant, claimed that the

police chargesheet against him has been tampered with and has been prepared only to tarnish and damage his

reputation through pressure tactics and to further a political agenda.

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