The Supreme Court is set to consider applications filed by Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Assam seeking quashing of 116 FIRs registered in connection with protests linked to the CJP. The applications have come ahead of the CJP’s proposed fresh protest march in Delhi on September 5, with the organisation alleging that the Centre had failed to honour its commitment to withdraw the cases.
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday morning requested the Chief Justice of India to take up the applications filed by the States along with the Centre’s application at 2 PM.
Bihar has sought the quashing of 69 FIRs registered across police stations in several districts. The cases include FIRs registered between July 20 and July 27, 2026, including those at Gandhi Maidan and Kotwali in Patna, Gopalganj Town, Siwan Town, Jehanabad, Katihar Town, Muzaffarpur Town, Bihar Sharif and other locations.
The list also includes cases registered at Bhagwan Bazar, Dumra, Punora, Siwan Town, Lalganj and Bettiah.
Maharashtra has sought the quashing of 34 FIRs registered in Nagpur, Mumbai, Pune, Jalgaon, Buldhana, Amravati and other locations. The list includes multiple cases from Shivaji Park and Sitabuldi police stations, besides FIRs from Ganesh Peth, Sadar, Azad Maidan, Chembur, Wadi, Buldhana, Deccan, Ambi and Ramtek.
The Maharashtra government has stated that, pursuant to the Central Government’s July 25 decision, it no longer wishes to pursue or investigate the listed FIRs.
West Bengal has sought relief in respect of eight FIRs, including one registered at Entally police station and seven at Hare Street police station. The State has also undertaken that if any other FIR concerning the same incidents comes to its notice, it will not oppose the affected party seeking similar relief from the Supreme Court. It has further assured that no fresh FIR will be registered for the incidents covered by its application.
Assam has sought the quashing of five FIRs and has similarly stated that it no longer wishes to pursue or investigate the cases following the Centre’s July 25 decision.
In its earlier proceedings, the Supreme Court directed authorities to preserve CCTV footage, drone footage, body-worn camera recordings, videography, wireless communication records and PCR records relating to the protests. The Court also directed that the personal information and digital data of protesters, particularly students, should not be disclosed in the public domain.
The Court had permitted Delhi and other States to continue investigating the FIRs but directed that no coercive action be taken against protesting students, except those having criminal antecedents. It had also directed the States to release children below 18 years of age who had been arrested or detained in connection with the protests and had no criminal antecedents.
On August 31, the Supreme Court had declined to pass any urgent order against the CJP’s proposed September 5 Delhi march, observing that maintenance of law and order falls primarily within the domain of the government and police.
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