The bench rejected the petition seeking prosecution for offending Hindus, saying it was a work of art and citing India's tradition of graphic sexual iconography.
"Neither yesterday's petition of the prosecution nor today's court ruling have anything to do with what legislation says," a lawyer remarked.
In a petition on change.org, his parents have collected 1.2 million signatures calling for prosecution of his killer and in cities across the country hundreds, if not thousands, took to the streets as part of protest marches.
Already, the calls for prosecution have begun.
Why was Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky selected for prosecution?
Perhaps the pardons themselves call for prosecution.
"Our test for prosecution is two questions.
(He was never extradited for prosecution elsewhere).
For these and other reasons, the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment will dramatically impact DOJ enforcement, including ending federal medical marijuana raids, arrests, criminal prosecutions, and civil asset forfeiture lawsuits, as well as providing prisoners with a way to petition for their release.
Trump chair Paul Manafort: 'mercenary' lobbyist and valuable asset The killing of Harambe, the 17-year-old, 400lb silverback lowland gorilla who was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a child fell into his enclosure, has been defended by the zoo's director after a petition calling for the prosecution of the child's parents reached 100,000 signatures.
His petition for readmission was rejected.
