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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Neha Singh Rathore in Pahalgam Post Case

The court directed her to appear before the investigating officer on January 19 with full cooperation.

Overview

  • Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar ordered that no coercive steps be taken and issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant.
  • Non-appearance before the Investigating Officer will be viewed seriously as the bench posted the matter for further hearing in eight weeks.
  • An FIR was filed on April 27 at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on a complaint from Abhay Pratap Singh alleging posts that threatened national unity and targeted a religious community.
  • The case cites multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 196, 197, 152, 302 and 353, along with Section 69(a) of the Information Technology Act.
  • The Allahabad High Court had rejected her anticipatory bail on December 5 after earlier refusing to quash the case, noting alleged non-cooperation and derogatory references to the Prime Minister.