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Member of Parliament Navneet Rana & MLA Ravi Rana have approached the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of FIR(s) against them for announcing that they will chant Hanuman Chalisa, a devotional hymn for Hindu God, Lord Hanuman outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence. The couple has been charged with Sedition, ANI reported.

The case is expected be taken up at 2.30 PM today by the Bombay High Court.

According to the FIR, the couple was booked under sections 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Section 135 of the Mumbai Police Act (violation of prohibitory orders of police). Later, the police also added section 124-A (sedition) against them.

On Sunday, a Mumbai court had remanded the Rana's to a 14-day judicial custody, a day after they were arrested in connection with their announcement.