PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 12 -- The Allahabad high court has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of uploading an image insulting the Indian national flag along with allegedly posting 'pro-Pakistan' content on his Facebook account. Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh rejected the bail application of Vasik Tyagi of Muzaffarnagar. The court in its order dated September 8, said, "The Indian National flag is a symbol of pride and patriotism. It represents the hope and aspiration of the people of India.Every Indian citizen must safeguard and protect the National Flag of its dignity and honour. The Indian National Flag should not be intentionally allowed to touch the ground or the floor. It should be revered and any comment or insult, is a punishable offence by law." An FIR was lodged on May 16, 2025 at Charthawal police station of Muzaffarnagar alleging that the accused posted certain content on his Facebook ID glorifying Pakistan and insulting the Indian National Flag. As per the FIR, the applicant wrote "Kamran Bhatti Proud of You. Pakistan Zindabad" in one post and in another post, he uploaded a morphed photograph of the Indian National Flag showing a dog standing on it. It was alleged that the post hurt religious sentiments and created possibilities of enmity and animosity among communities. During the investigation, the police traced the posts to Tyagi's Facebook account registered on his mobile number. Meta's cyber report also confirmed that the IP addresses linked to the posts were used on Tyagi's mobile numbers. In its decision, the court noted that the applicant could not give a satisfactory reply about posting/uploading the aforesaid posts. Therefore, considering the materials available on record, it is also said that the applicant's feelings for this country, India, are not patriotic. It added that prima facie, it appeared that he had intentionally posted the said posts to lower the dignity of India. The court in its decision said that Tyagi's posts "indicate inclination towards glorification of anti-national ideology" and were "capable of disturbing public peace and order"....