New Delhi: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's plea for quashing charges against her over a controversial tweet in which she was critical of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal meeting a religious Muslim leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan will be heard in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. An FIR was lodged against author Taslima Nasreen following her tweet in which she criticised the meeting between Kejriwal and Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan who had reportedly approved of issuing a fatwa against her.

The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam agreed to hear the appeal following a mention by senior counsel KK Venugopal seeking the charges against the exiled Bangladeshi writer be quashed.

The writer also sought protection from arrest besides declaring the impugned IT provision as constitutional, said reports.

Nasreen has also sought the scrapping of Section 66(a) of the Information Technology Act which provides for the arrest of the person hurting the sentiments of others through offensive remarks or information through electronic media, including social networking sites.