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Supreme Court quashes FIRs against Samay Raina, four others

Supreme Court quashes FIRs against Samay Raina, four others
‘Very bright youngsters’: Supreme Court quashes FIRs against Samay Raina, four others over disability remarks · telegraphindia.com

A famous comedian in India named Samay Raina made jokes on his show that hurt people with disabilities.

Some people thought the jokes were mean, so police cases were opened against him and four of his friends.

The Supreme Court, the biggest court in India, got involved in the matter.

Instead of punishing them right away, the court asked them to do good things.

They had to raise money to help people who are sick or disabled.

They held a chess tournament for people with disabilities and many fundraising shows.

They raised a lot of money, about 12 and a half crore rupees.

The judges said they were very bright youngsters who had done genuine work to help.

Because they worked so hard, the court decided to close the cases against them.

The court also wants to make new rules to protect people with disabilities from hurtful jokes.

Key facts

Influencers granted relief
Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar, Nishant Jagdish Tanwar
Bench
Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana
Petitioning organisation
SMA Cure Foundation (also referred to as Cure SMA India Foundation/Cure Foundation)
Origin of case
Jokes about persons with disabilities, including SMA patients, on "India's Got Latent," recorded at Khar Habitat on November 14, 2024
Funds raised
Around ₹12.5 crore through the comedians' shows
Awareness event
Chess tournament for persons with disabilities, March 14–16, in Pune
Earlier court action
Unconditional apology directed in August 2025; ₹3 lakh cost imposed on each for non-compliance
Pending matter
Separate petition by Ranveer Allahbadia remains pending before the Supreme Court

Quotes

Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana

Supreme Court bench

“Once there are genuine efforts, positive results are bound to be there. They are very bright youngsters. If they have started working in the positive direction, they will bring positive results.”
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““We have no doubt that respondents 6-10 will work hard in their endeavour to organise events for celebrating the lives and increasing dignity of SMA warriors.””
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