Overview
- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Rashi Tomar issued the order on September 6, directing the Rorawar police to conduct further investigation and file a fresh report.
- The case stems from an FIR accusing RJD spokesperson Priyanka Bharti of tearing pages of the Manusmriti during a live television debate in December 2024.
- Police had sought closure on the ground that the alleged act occurred in Delhi or another location, placing it outside Aligarh’s territorial jurisdiction.
- Complainant Bharat Tiwari of the Rashtriya Savarna Parishad filed the protest petition, alleging the closure report was mechanical and influenced.
- Earlier this year, the Allahabad High Court declined to quash the FIR, noting the alleged act prima facie reflected malicious intent under Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.