New Delhi, June 3: The Supreme Court docket on Thursday quashed an FIR lodged towards journalist Vinod Dua for sedition and different offences by an area BJP chief in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube present.
A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, nevertheless, declined the prayer of Dua that no FIR might be registered towards any media personnel with 10 years’ expertise except cleared by a committee.
On July 20 final yr, the highest court docket had prolonged until additional orders the safety granted to Dua from any coercive motion within the case. Vinod Dua Sedition Case: Supreme Court docket Restrains Himachal Pradesh Police From Arresting The Journalist, Refuses to Keep Probe.
The apex court docket had earlier mentioned that Dua needn’t reply another supplementary questions requested by the Himachal Pradesh police in reference to the case.
An FIR towards Dua below provisions of the Indian Penal Code for alleged offences of sedition, public nuisance, printing defamatory supplies and public mischief was lodged by BJP chief Shyam at Kumarsain police station in Shimla district on Might 6 final yr and the journalist was requested to affix the probe.
Shyam has alleged that Dua, in his YouTube present, had made some allegations towards the prime minister.
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