The Court was hearing an appeal against a June 2022 Delhi High Court judgment which rejected the plea filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari challenging a trial court decision that had refused to order registration of FIRs against the two BJP leaders.
The speeches by the two leaders were made during the Delhi assembly elections in 2020, when the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests were ongoing in the national capital.
Notably, the High Court in its ruling had expressed concern at the petitioners bypassing remedies under the CrPC in this case, terming it a trend and a ‘worrying phenomenon that has gained traction and is in vogue these days’.
Further, the police’s status report had found that no cognisable offence had been made out.
Source: Barandbench
