印度最高法院拒绝将"不爱佛教"定为犯罪, India's Supreme Court rejected a bid to criminalize "Brahmophobia," saying hate speech must be condemned universally, not targeted at any group.

印度最高法院在2026年3月20日拒绝承认"不恐惧症"是可处罚的基于种姓歧视,驳回了对布拉汉族社区寻求法律保护的请愿书. The Indian Supreme Court on March 20, 2026, declined to recognize "Brahmophobia" as punishable caste-based discrimination, dismissing a petition seeking legal protection for the Brahmin community against alleged hate speech. 司法官BV Nagarathna和Ujjal Bhuyan强调仇恨言论应该被普遍谴责, 而不是针对特定群体, 并警告说挑选一个社区可能会加深分歧. Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized that hate speech should be condemned universally, not targeted at specific groups, warning that singling out one community could deepen divisions. 法院允许申请人马哈林加姆·巴拉吉撤回他的请求, 并在适当的论坛上重新提出诉讼, The court allowed the petitioner, Mahalingam Balaji, to withdraw his plea and refile in the appropriate forum, urging reliance on education, tolerance, and societal resilience over judicial intervention. 根据印度法律, 对布拉汉人的基于种姓的仇恨言论是否构成可起诉的歧视问题仍未得到解决. The decision leaves unresolved whether caste-based hate speech against Brahmins constitutes actionable discrimination under Indian law.