Archive · 13 Aug 2025
SC Protects The Wire Team in Sindoor Report Case
The Supreme Court has decided to protect the journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and his team from being arrested by the Assam Police.
This decision is related to an article they published about Operation Sindoor.
The police filed a case, but the court said the journalists don't need to be arrested right now but should help with the investigation.
The case involves a law called Section 152, which is similar to an old sedition law.
Another case questioning this law's fairness has been combined with this one.
Supreme Court granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and his team.
The protection relates to an FIR filed by Assam Police concerning a report on Operation Sindoor.
Varadarajan and his team were booked under Section 152 of the BNS, replacing the sedition law.
The court stated that custodial interrogation was unnecessary but cooperation with the investigation is required.
The case has been tagged with another petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 152.
- Who
- Siddharth Varadarajan and team, Assam Police, Supreme Court
- What
- Supreme Court granted interim protection to journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and his team.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Assam
- Why
- Related to an FIR concerning an article on Operation Sindoor and Section 152 of the BNS.
Arguments Against the FIR
Arguments For the FIR
Constitutional Validity
Arguments Against the FIR
The law, Section 152, is a repackaged version of a colonial sedition law and should be struck down for its broad language.
Arguments For the FIR
The government may argue that the FIR is necessary to maintain the unity and integrity of India.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Action
- Interim Protection
- Journalist
- Siddharth Varadarajan
- Article Topic
- Operation Sindoor
- Legal Challenge
- Section 152 of BNS
- Plaintiff
- The Wire
Sources
SC restrains Assam Police from taking coercive action against Siddharth Varadarajan
SC restrains Assam Police from taking action against Siddharth Varadarajan
SC restrains Assam Police from taking coercive action against Siddharth Varadarajan
SC grants protection from arrest to ‘The Wire’ editor in FIR over Operation Sindoor article
