Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has denied anticipatory bail to a Gurugram man who allegedly replaced the national flag atop a mosque with saffron flag observing that conduct of the petitioner had "serious communal and constitutional implications".

"The allegations against the petitioner are not vague or general in nature but are specific and substantiated by initial investigation, including purported conversations between the petitioner and the co-accused during the commission of the alleged act. The gravity of the offence and its potential impact on public order and communal peace cannot be overlooked at this stage," the bench of justice Manisha Batra observed while dismissing the plea from one Vikas Tomar from ...