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- The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by CPI-M leaders Brinda Karat and K.M.
- Tiwari seeking to challenge its April 2026 order that granted relief to BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma in a hate speech case.
- The case related to a complaint alleging the two leaders made hate speeches against CAA protesters in Delhi in 2020, but the court found the allegations did not make out a cognisable offence.
- The court, however, had earlier clarified that prior government sanction is not needed before a magistrate orders an investigation, even as it declined to act against the leaders.
- The ruling closes the leaders' legal challenge while leaving on record the court's observations about the mandatory nature of FIR registration for cognisable offences.
What to watch next
- Whether complainants pursue any fresh legal remedy in light of the court's clarification on the sanction requirement
- How the ruling on FIR registration and prior sanction is applied in similar hate speech complaints
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Named India · Brinda Karat · Communist Party of India (Marxist) · K.M. Tiwari · Anurag Thakur · Bharatiya Janata Party · Delhi High Court · Parvesh Verma · Sandeep Mehta · Supreme Court · Vikram Nath
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