Archive · 1 Dec 2025
High Court Quashes Rioting Case Against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a case against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and seven other AAP MLAs.
The case was about a protest in 2020 where they were accused of rioting and assaulting police.
The court said there was not enough evidence to show that they were involved in these crimes.
The police had filed charges, but the court decided that the charges were not supported by the facts.
The court also noted that there were no orders to stop the protest, so the police could not have prevented them from protesting peacefully.
The court's decision means that the case is now closed, and no further action will be taken against the accused.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a 2020 rioting and unlawful assembly case against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and seven AAP MLAs.
The court found no prima facie evidence of the offences alleged in the case.
The case pertained to a protest against a power tariff hike near the MLA hostel in Sector 4, Chandigarh.
The charges included rioting, assault, and obstructing police from performing their duties.
The court noted that the chargesheet did not disclose any material establishing the involvement of the petitioners in the alleged offences.
- Who
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and seven AAP MLAs
- What
- Quashing of a 2020 rioting and unlawful assembly case
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Why
- Court found no prima facie evidence of offences
- Date of Incident
- January 10, 2020
- Location of Incident
- Sector 4, Chandigarh
- Charges Filed
- Rioting, unlawful assembly, assault, obstructing police
- Court's Decision
- Quashed the FIR and chargesheet
- Key Legal Sections
- 147, 149, 332, 353 of IPC
- Court's Observation
- No prima facie evidence of offences