Archive · 28 Oct 2025
Supreme Court Refuses to Quash Criminal Case Over Social Media Post
Imagine someone posted something on the internet about a famous old building that was destroyed, saying it would be rebuilt someday.
The government decided to start a case against this person, who is a law graduate.
The person asked the highest court in the country to stop the case, saying their post wasn't bad and was just an opinion.
But the court looked at the post and said they wouldn't stop the case.
They told the person that they could explain themselves to the lower court where the case is happening.
So, the case against the law graduate will continue.
The Supreme Court declined to quash a criminal case against law graduate Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri.
The case is related to a social media post by Mansuri stating that the Babri Masjid will be rebuilt.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi reviewed the post and found no reason to interfere.
The Supreme Court stated that the defense arguments could be presented before the trial court.
The petitioner subsequently withdrew his plea after the Supreme Court's decision.
- Who
- Supreme Court of India
- What
- Refused to quash a criminal case against a law graduate for a social media post.
- When
- Recently (case involved a 2020 FIR and a previous Allahabad High Court ruling)
- Where
- India
- Why
- The court found the post to be potentially problematic and stated that the trial court should consider the defense on its merits.
- Petitioner
- Mohd Faiyyaz Mansuri
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Case Origin
- Social media post regarding Babri Masjid rebuilding
- FIR Year
- 2020
- Allahabad High Court Decision
- Dismissed application to quash summons
