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Supreme Court to Hear Abhisar Sharma’s Plea Against Assam FIR on August 28

The petition squarely challenges BNS Section 152, setting up a fresh test of police use of the law against journalists.

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SC to Hear Journalist Abhisar Sharma's Plea Against Assam Police FIR on 28 August

Overview

  • A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh is listed to take up Sharma’s case, which was filed through advocate Sumeer Sodhi.
  • Sharma seeks quashing of an FIR lodged by the Guwahati Crime Branch on a complaint by Alok Baruah over a YouTube video posted on August 8.
  • The FIR cites Sections 152 and 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with the complaint alleging the video could create communal tension and distrust of authorities.
  • In the video, Sharma referred to Gauhati High Court remarks questioning the allotment of 3,000 bighas of land in Dima Hasao district for a private cement project.
  • The hearing follows Supreme Court orders last week granting interim protection from arrest to Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in a related Assam case.