{
  "id": 12422869,
  "title": "Bulli Bai App Case: Mumbai Court Discharges Vishal Jha, Says Merely Following App Does Not Constitute Offence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bulli-bai-app-case-mumbai-court-discharges-vishal-jha-says-merely",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:34:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bulli-bai-app-case-mumbai-court-discharges-vishal-jha-says-merely-following-app-does-not-constitute-offence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's court dismissed charges against Vishal Jha, an engineering student, in the Bulli Bai App case, asserting that merely using the app does not constitute an offense. The app, created by Niraj Bishnoi, allegedly contained images of over 100 Muslim women with the intent to auction them off. A complaint was filed after a woman discovered her image on the app. Jha was accused of communicating with co-defendants, sharing their ideology, and distributing the app on his social media. However, the prosecution lacked evidence to support the claim that Jha shared the app on social media. Furthermore, the app was removed shortly after its launch, leaving no proof of Jha's involvement in sharing it. The court dismissed Jha's plea for discharge and acknowledged that following the app might be due to familiarity with the co-accused, but no further involvement in the app's creation or distribution was found. The court dismissed the allegation that Jha was in contact with the co-accused, stating that being in contact with someone does not automatically make one liable for their actions.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 6, 2026: Merely following the controversial BulliBai App does not constitute an offence, a Mumbai court has held while discharging Vishal Jha, an engineering student when he was arrested in the case by Mumbai in 2022 from Bangalore. According to the prosecution, Bulli Bai App, created by accused Niraj Bishnoi, contained photographs of more than 100 Muslim women with the intention…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}