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The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday reserved orders in the bail plea of Munawar Faruqui, an accused booked under IPC sections 295-A (outraging religious feelings), 269 (unlawful or negligent act likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life) and other relevant provisions.

A bench of Justice Rohit Arya while refusing to grant bail today, added that he will pass the order on merits. "Such kind of people must not be spared," he commented.

Senior Advocate Vivek Tankha appeared for Faruqui and stated that there was no offence made out against the accused. 

Advocate Manish Gupta on the other hand, informed Court that Faruqui had made adverse remarks against Lord Ram and other Hindu Deities at his live shows and had even posted several videos. 

"Why take undue advantage of religious sentiments of others for purposes of your business? What kind of a mindset is this?," Justice Arya asked.

In this background, the Court asked Counsel to put on record additional documents and reserved orders on merits.

Munawar Faruqui has been accused of making adverse comments against Lord Ram and other Hindu Deities. It was on January 1 that he was arrested along with four others, after a complaint was filed against them.