"Muslims in India have often sought shelter under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) for preventing every public discussion of their creed in general and of their prophet in particular.1 Quite a few publications which examine critically the sayings and doings of the Prophet or other idolized personalities of Islam, have been proscribed under Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) as a result of pressure exerted by vociferous, very often violent Muslim protests. Little did they suspect that the same provisions of the law could be invoked for seeking a ban on their holy book, the Quran. The credit for this turning of tables goes to Chandmal Chopra of Calcutta."
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The Calcutta Quran Petition
The Calcutta Quran Petition (Bengali: āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻž) is a book by Sita Ram Goel and Chandmal Chopra published by Goel under his Voice of India imprint. The first edition was published in 1986, the second in 1987 and the third in 1999. The subject matter of this book is censorship, the banning of books and the Quran. The title refers to Chandmal Chopra's Writ Petition at the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985.
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