Archive · 10 Sep 2026
UP ACP suspended after notice defied Supreme Court protest protection
An officer in Uttar Pradesh sent a student a legal notice after the student attended a protest.
The notice asked the student to provide a bond of Rs 5 lakh.
The Supreme Court had said that authorities should not take action against young people who attended that protest.
Officials withdrew the notice the next day.
The Uttar Pradesh government then suspended the officer.
The state police chief also ordered an investigation.
The investigation will examine why the notice was sent.
It will also determine who was responsible.
Uttar Pradesh suspended ACP and Executive Magistrate Dr Ravi Shankar Mishra.
Mishra issued student Akshat Tripathi a notice seeking a Rs 5 lakh bond.
The notice followed Tripathi’s participation in a Jantar Mantar protest over an alleged paper leak.
The Supreme Court had directed authorities not to act against participating young people.
The notice was withdrawn the next day, and the DGP ordered an inquiry.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh ACP and Executive Magistrate Dr Ravi Shankar Mishra issued the notice to student Akshat Tripathi; the state later suspended Mishra.
- What
- Mishra issued a notice seeking a Rs 5 lakh bond despite a Supreme Court direction protecting young people who attended the protest.
- When
- The protest took place from July 20 to 25; the notice was issued on September 4 and withdrawn on September 5.
- Where
- The protest was held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar; Tripathi was identified as a student at Gautam Buddha University.
- Why
- The police report cited apprehensions of a breach of peace and alleged that Tripathi was spreading statements that could incite students and disturb public order.
Supreme Court Protection
Police Public-Order Rationale
Whether the notice should have been issued
Supreme Court Protection
The Supreme Court had directed authorities not to take action against young people who participated in the Jantar Mantar protest, making the notice inconsistent with that direction.
Police Public-Order Rationale
The police report alleged that Tripathi brought other students to the protest and spread statements that could incite them and disturb public order.
Accountability for the notice
Supreme Court Protection
The notice was withdrawn after authorities took note of the Supreme Court’s position, and the officer was suspended.
Police Public-Order Rationale
The inquiry ordered by the DGP will determine why the notice was issued and identify those responsible.
- Suspended officer
- Dr Ravi Shankar Mishra, ACP (Executive Magistrate), Greater Noida III
- Student served notice
- Akshat Tripathi, a student of Gautam Buddha University from Jhansi
- Bond sought
- Rs 5 lakh
- Protest dates
- July 20 to 25
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Notice date
- September 4; withdrawn September 5
- Inquiry authority
- Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna