The Allahabad High Court has declined to grant relief to two men accused of shouting the slogan “Sar tan se juda” during a procession held in Bareilly in support of the Kanpur “I Love Mohammad” incident.

A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prasad on Monday dismissed the writ petition filed by Gauhar Khan and Shakib Jamal seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against them and a direction restraining the authorities from taking coercive action.

The case stems from violent clashes that broke out in Bareilly on September 26, when a crowd of over 2,000 people gathered outside a mosque in the Kotwali area after Friday prayers. The group reportedly took out a procession protesting the cancellation of a proposed demonstration over the “I Love Mohammad” poster controve

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