Overview

• Bengaluru’s Vidhana Soudha Police registered a zero FIR under BNS 132 and 133 on a complaint by the All India Advocates Association and transferred it to Tilak Marg Police Station, which has jurisdiction over the Supreme Court.
• The Bar Council of India suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore from practice, while Delhi Police earlier questioned and released him after the Supreme Court registry declined to press charges.
• Chief Justice B. R. Gavai told lawyers he would not be distracted by the episode and later warned that judges’ oral remarks are often misrepresented on social media.
• CJI Gavai’s mother, Kamaltai Gavai, condemned the attempt as an attack on constitutional values and urged that any response follow lawful and peaceful methods.
• Noida Police questioned YouTuber Ajeet Bharti over prior online remarks and released him, as lawyers held protests and leaders across parties issued public condemnations.