Friday, May 9, 2025
spot_img

SC quashes FIR against ST Editor Patricia Mukhim over her Facebook post

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

SHILLONG, March 25: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against The Shillong Times Editor, Patricia Mukhim which was initiated over a Facebook post on violence against non-tribal people in State.

The Court allowed the appeal filed by Mukhim challenging the Meghalaya High Court order which dismissed her plea to quash the FIR.

A Division Bench of Justice Nageswar Rao and  Justice Ravindra Bhat had reserved the order on 16th February, 2021 after hearing the argument of the petitioner and the State.

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

If this escalates further, nobody wins: UK Foreign Secy after speaking with EAM Jaishankar, Pak Foreign Minister

London/New Delhi, May 9: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday held a telephonic conversation with the...

Rakhine Corridor — Yunus regime sacrificing Bangladesh’s sovereignty

New Delhi, May 9: The proposed 'Rakhine Corridor' has emerged as another contentious issue in Bangladesh. Some sources...

FM Sitharaman takes stock of steps for cybersecurity at banks amid rising border tensions

New Delhi, May 9: Finance Minister. Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday convened a high-level meeting with the Managing Directors...

New low even for Pakistan: India hits out at Islamabad for targetting religious places

New Delhi, May 9: As Pakistani troops continued resorting to heavy mortar shelling on the Indian side along...