Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Magistrate Suspended After Rs 5 Lakh Notice To Protester
A student named Akshat Tripathi joined a protest at Jantar Mantar.
An executive magistrate ordered him to promise Rs 5 lakh to help ensure peace.
The order said he had spread misleading anti-government remarks and encouraged students to join the protest.
Tripathi said the order did not explain exactly what he had said or done.
He also said it gave no evidence that he had threatened violence.
Tripathi asked the Supreme Court to examine the order.
The Solicitor General told the court that the magistrate had been suspended.
The suspension took effect immediately.
The Greater Noida executive magistrate who issued the notice was suspended with immediate effect.
The notice required 20-year-old student Akshat Tripathi to furnish a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh.
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court of the suspension.
The notice accused Tripathi of spreading misleading anti-government talks and encouraging students to join the protest.
Tripathi’s petition argued that the notice cited no specific statement, date, violent act, or supporting evidence.
- Who
- Akshat Tripathi, a 20-year-old student, and the Greater Noida executive magistrate who issued the notice.
- What
- The magistrate was suspended after issuing Tripathi a notice requiring a Rs 5 lakh personal bond.
- When
- The suspension was announced in the Supreme Court on Thursday and took effect immediately.
- Where
- The underlying protest was at Jantar Mantar; Tripathi is associated with Gautam Buddha University in Noida.
- Why
- The notice alleged that Tripathi spread misleading anti-government remarks and encouraged students to join the protest, while his petition challenged the lack of specific allegations and supporting material.
Tripathi’s Challenge
Notice Allegations
Basis for the notice
Tripathi’s Challenge
Tripathi argued that the notice cited no specific date, statement, violent act, or material supporting the allegations.
Notice Allegations
The police report cited in the notice accused him of spreading misleading anti-government talks and encouraging students to join the protest.
Public-order concern
Tripathi’s Challenge
The petition said the notice did not identify conduct showing that Tripathi was likely to breach the peace or disturb public tranquillity.
Notice Allegations
The notice invoked Section 126 of the BNSS, which allows an executive magistrate to seek security when such a risk is reported.
- Student
- Akshat Tripathi, 20, a second-year BA LLB student
- Student organization
- Secretary of the Students' Federation of India unit at Gautam Buddha University
- Bond demanded
- Rs 5 lakh personal bond
- Legal provision cited
- Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Notice allegations
- Spreading anti-government misleading talks and encouraging students to join the Cockroach Janta Party protest
- Suspension
- The Greater Noida executive magistrate was suspended with immediate effect
- Court disclosure
- Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Thursday