Time for a Seven-Judge Bench Reference to resolve the FIR conundrum?

~By Abhinav Sekhri On 12.08.2022, the Supreme Court in XYZ v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. [Crl. Appeal No. 1184 of 2022] set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and directed that a First Information Report ["FIR"] ought to be registered under Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 ["Cr.P.C.'] by the local police on the …

Stand-Up Comics & The Imbroglio of Criminal Complaints

By Arundhati Rajput Introduction Vir Das, an Indian Stand-up comic, has yet again become the center of vehement criticism as his monologue: ‘The Story of Two Indias’, has stirred opposing sentiments. In this monologue, the comic portrayed India in a sagacious manner having an undertone of satire. However, several lawyers and political leaders felt that …

Crafting Accessible Remedies to deal with Multiple FIRs and Complaints

-By Abhinav Sekhri 2020 (and January 2021) witnessed a series of high-profile cases where the potential accused persons were sought to be prosecuted across the country for their conduct. Arnab Goswami, Amish Devgn, the makers of Tandav; in all these cases, specific speech acts of the accused persons attracted the ire of people across states …