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Supreme Court Quashes FIRs Against 15 CJP Activists
The Supreme Court ended a criminal case against 15 protesters in Madhya Pradesh.
The protesters belonged to the Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP.
They had gathered to protest the alleged NEET paper leak.
Police said the protest took place without permission in Gwalior.
The protesters sat on the road and shouted slogans.
Prohibitory orders were already in place at the time.
The Supreme Court decided that the FIRs should be quashed and closed.
This was the first criminal case registered against the CJP in Madhya Pradesh.
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR against 15 Cockroach Janata Party activists in Madhya Pradesh.
The activists had protested over the alleged NEET paper leak in Gwalior.
Police said the demonstrators gathered at Maharaj Bada after event permission was revoked.
The activists reportedly sat on the road and raised slogans for nearly an hour despite prohibitory orders.
The court also quashed and closed related FIRs registered across the country, according to the report.
- Who
- The Supreme Court and 15 Cockroach Janata Party activists, including Aniket Shivhare.
- What
- The court quashed the FIR against the activists and closed related FIRs connected with the protest.
- Where
- The protest occurred at Maharaj Bada in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The ruling was reported on Tuesday; the protest took place before the FIR was registered.
- Why
- The activists were protesting the alleged NEET paper leak, while police booked them for holding an unauthorised demonstration and violating prohibitory orders.
Key facts
- Activists involved
- 15 CJP activists
- Political group
- Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Protest location
- Maharaj Bada, Gwalior
- Protest issue
- Alleged NEET paper leak
- Police action
- An FIR was registered for violating prohibitory orders and other legal provisions.
- Court action
- The Supreme Court quashed and closed the FIRs, including the one registered in Madhya Pradesh.
- Reported significance
- It was the first criminal case registered against the CJP in Madhya Pradesh.
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