Objection: That the ban is to avoid confusion and misunderstanding among Muslims; there is no guarantee that the HERALD will be circulated only among Christians and will not fall into the hands of Muslims and the HERALD has gone online and is accessible to all.

The Judge: On the issue of there being no guarantee that the HERALD would be circulated only among Christians, she held that “there is no requirement of any guarantee be given by anyone in order to profess and practise and even to propagate it” and went on further to say “Are guaranteed rights to be sacrificed at the altar just because the HERALD has gone online and is accessible to all?” The Judge was of the view that any breaches of the law may be dealt with by the relevant authorities and, in any case, the restriction in the publication permit that the word, “Terhad”, is to be endorsed on the front page serves as an additional safeguard.