Archive · 22 May 2025
Allahabad HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Zubair
The Allahabad High Court has decided not to stop the case against Mohammed Zubair.
He is being investigated for some tweets he made about a religious leader named Yati Narsinghanand.
The court is letting Zubair stay out of jail for now.
He is accused of sharing an old video with the intention to incite violence.
Zubair says he was just alerting the police and did not try to cause trouble.
The court will continue with the investigation.
The accusations against him include promoting hatred and defamation.
The Allahabad High Court refused to quash the FIR against Mohammed Zubair.
The FIR concerns Zubair's tweets about religious leader Yati Narsinghanand.
The court continued Zubair's interim protection from arrest.
Zubair is accused of sharing a video of Narsinghanand with the intent to incite violence.
Zubair was booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
- Who
- Allahabad High Court and Mohammed Zubair
- What
- The Allahabad High Court refused to quash an FIR against Mohammed Zubair.
- When
- May 22, 2025
- Where
- Allahabad High Court
- Why
- The FIR was filed because of Zubair's tweets about Yati Narsinghanand.
Court's Perspective
Zubair's Perspective
Intent of Tweets
Court's Perspective
The court found sufficient grounds to continue the FIR against Zubair.
Zubair's Perspective
Zubair stated that his post on X did not call for violence against the religious leader.
- Date of Ruling
- May 22, 2025
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Defendant
- Mohammed Zubair
- Accusation
- Tweets against Yati Narsinghanand
- Protection Status
- Interim protection from arrest continued
- Legal Sections
- Sections 196, 228, 299, 356(3), 351(2), and 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
