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Cases against M.F. Husain shifted

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred a criminal case pending against artist M. F. Husain for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus from a court in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, to a court in the Patiala House here.

A Bench consisting of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices C.K. Thakker and R.V. Raveendran, after hearing senior counsel Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, ordered the shifting of the case on a petition filed by Mr. Husain. Already six cases against him are pending in a Patiala court.

The apex court on October 5, 2007 stayed the Pandharpur court order issuing a non-bailable warrant and the criminal proceedings against the painter, and issued notice to Dwaipayan Venkateshacharya Warkhedkar, on whose complaint trial court initiated the proceedings.

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