Overview

• The FIR, lodged on July 2 at the Crime Branch station, cites sections 196(1) and 352(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for promoting enmity and inciting public mischief.
• Deputy Conservator of Forests Aditya Madanpotra filed the complaint, describing Bakshi’s June 28 video claims of forest denotification under CM Sawant as misleading.
• Authorities assert that Goa’s private forest finalization follows Supreme Court and state guidelines, rejecting allegations of noncompliance.
• A police team’s July 4 attempt to serve Bakshi a BNSS notice was rebuffed, and he has since declined to appear at the Crime Branch.
• Bakshi’s anticipatory bail petition will determine whether criminal proceedings move forward during debates over environmental governance and free speech.