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Allahabad High Court Adjourns Rahul Gandhi’s Plea on Varanasi FIR Remand to Sept. 3

His petition contests a Varanasi remand order tied to a bid for an FIR over remarks on Sikhs made in the United States.

The ACJM’s court had observed that as the speech was given in the US, the matter is outside its jurisdiction. (For Representation)
The court of the additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM MP-MLA), Varanasi, had on November 28, 2024, rejected the application filed by Nageshwar Mishra seeking registration of an FIR against Rahul Gandhi. (HT file)

Overview

  • Justice Sameer Jain deferred the hearing to September 3 after taking up the criminal revision filed by the Congress MP.
  • Rahul Gandhi seeks to quash the July 21 order of the Varanasi Special Judge (MP/MLA) that directed the ACJM to hear the FIR application afresh.
  • The ACJM in Varanasi had rejected the FIR plea on November 28, 2024, citing lack of jurisdiction because the speech occurred in the U.S.
  • Complainant Nageshwar Mishra moved the courts after Sarnath police declined to register an FIR over Gandhi’s September 2024 comment on Sikhs.
  • Gandhi has asked the high court to stay the Varanasi remand order while his challenge is heard.