Kunal Kamra vs FIR: Bombay High Court Mein Azadi-e-Bayan Ki Jung

75 saal ke baad bhi, kya hum apni moolbhoot azaadiyon ko lekar itne kamzor hain?”** – Yeh sawaal Bombay High Court mein gunjta hai, jahan stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra ke case ki sunwai ho rahi thi. Kamra, jinke satire aur political jokes aksar headlines bante hain, iss baar khud ek FIR ke radar par hain — aur sab kuch ek parody song ke chalte hua.

 🚨 **FIR Kya Hai? Kis Baat Pe Hui?**

Kunal Kamra par FIR Maharashtra ke deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde ko allegedly target karne wale ek parody song ke liye file hui hai. Yeh gaana, jo satire aur humour ka ek mix tha, kuch logon ko “offensive” laga. Aur baat yahan tak pahunch gayi ke police ne unke against FIR darj kar di.

🧑‍⚖️ **Court Mein Kya Hua?**

Kamra ke taraf se senior advocate **Navroz Seervai** Bombay High Court mein utare. Unka kehna tha ki yeh case un “rarest of rare” categories mein aata hai jahan **law ka misuse hua hai** — sirf isliye kyunki kisi ne Kunal ke freedom of speech se problem le li.

Seervai ne court mein yeh bhi kaha:

> “Yeh attempt censorship ka hai — illegal aur unconstitutional. Supreme Court baar-baar aise cases mein artists, poets aur performers ko protection deta aaya hai.”

Unhone Article 19(1)(a) ka reference diya — jo Bharat ke har nagrik ko **azadi se bolne ka adhikar** deta hai.

✊ **Satire Kya Sach Mein Itna “Dangerous” Hai?**

Kamra ke parody song ne kuch logon ko hurt kiya ho sakta hai, lekin kya iska matlab yeh hai ki **FIR ho jaye?** Court ka yeh bhi kehna tha ki agar ek **kavita**, ek **comedy act** ya ek **gaanewala joke** kisi ko hurt karta hai, to iska matlab yeh nahi ki us artist ko jail bhej diya jaye.

> “Agar ek satire ya poem se communal hatred failta to, desh mein har roz hazaaron FIR hoti,” lawyer ne kaha.

📜 **75 Saal Ka Republic, Lekin Mindset Wahin?**

Seervai ne court mein bahut hi bold observation diya:

> “75 saal ke baad bhi agar hum itne fragile hain ki ek poem ya ek song se hume darr lagta hai, to yeh hamari democracy ki haar hai.”

Unhone kaha ki **democracy sirf voting tak simit nahi hai**, balki yeh us samajik aur cultural azaadi ka bhi ek hissa hai jahan log bina darr ke apni baat keh sakte hain — chahe woh song ho, poem ho, ya ek stand-up show.

 🎭 **Art vs State: Yeh Ladai Pehli Baar Nahi Hai**

Yeh pehli baar nahi hua hai jab kisi comedian ko FIR ka saamna karna pada ho. Pehle bhi Munawar Faruqui, Agrima Joshua jaise artists ko target kiya gaya hai. Yeh trend questions uthata hai — **Kya hum sach mein satire se dar rahe hain?**

🔍 **Kya Hoga Aage?**

Kamra ne Bombay High Court mein investigation par complete stay ki demand ki hai. Court ne matter ko seriously liya hai aur agle hearing mein koi bada faisla aa sakta hai.

Agar court Kamra ke haq mein faisla deta hai, to yeh **freedom of speech** ke liye ek badi jeet hogi — na sirf artists ke liye, balki aam nagrikon ke liye bhi.