Date:09/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/09/stories/2008050950040100.htm

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Court quashes cases against Husain

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against eminent painter M.F. Husain for allegedly hurting public sentiment by depicting Hindu goddesses in an obscene manner. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul called the charge “baseless.”