Delhi High Court protects peaceful protest from guilt by association
Quick dive
- The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against an SSC aspirant, holding that mere participation in a demonstration did not establish common intention.
- The case involved alleged disobedience of a Section 163 BNSS order at Ramlila Maidan.
- The Court noted that the FIR did not attribute a specific criminal act or knowing participation in disobedience to the petitioner.
- The decision balances public-order powers with personal liberty, due process and the right to peaceful assembly.
- exam_relevance: tests Section 163 BNSS, common intention, evidentiary thresholds and the constitutional protection of peaceful democratic dissent.
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