Police told the Madras High Court that sportstars Sachin Tendulkar, Sania Mirza and TV anchor Mandira Bedi cannot be booked for allegedly insulting the tricolour on foreign soil without the permission of the Centre.
Police said in an counter affidavit filed in the Madurai Bench of the High Court that it was not possible without the sanction of the Central government.
Police submitted that none of the accused named in the complaint belonged to Tamil Nadu nor they were availbale on the date of the complaint or on subsequent dates.
The counter affidavit filed on Tuesday came as a result of the petition filed by the advocate B Stalin seeking a direction to the police inspector to register criminal cases against them under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and Emblems and Names (Prevention of Impropoer Use) Act, 1950.
The affidavit which was filed on Tuesday also made it clear on the point that in case of offences committed outside India, no prosecution under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Impropoer Use) Act, 1950 could be initiated without the permission from the Central government.
News Reported by AR for News vision - Online News paper
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