The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent
police for the offences punishable under Sections 353 of BNS 2023 in Crime
No.73 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The petitioner is a You Tuber and is alleged to have published a video
in digital media concerning an incident of self-immolation by a transgender
individual within the precincts of a police station. It is further alleged that, in
the said video, the petitioner projected, albeit incorrectly, that the police had
collected details of transgender persons based on complaints that they were
extracting money from the public through coercive means. During the relevant
period, one transgender person committed self-immolation and succumbed to
injuries. According to the petitioner, the said incident was not adequately
reported in mainstream media, resulting in injustice to the transgender
community. On the basis of the said video, the respondent police registered a
case against the petitioner for an offence under Section 353 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
