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Advocate withdraws complaint against Noida girl after Modi forgives her
A teenage girl in India said some bad words about the Prime Minister during a protest.
A video of her speaking went viral on the internet, and a lawyer named Smriti Singh Chandel complained to the police.
The police registered a special kind of case called a zero FIR.
The girl made a video saying sorry and told everyone it was her first and last mistake.
The Prime Minister said he forgave the students who used bad words about him and his mother.
Because the girl said sorry and the Prime Minister forgave her, the lawyer decided to take back her complaint.
The lawyer also dropped complaints against seven other girls.
The girl's mother says her daughter is only 15 years old, but the police papers said she was older.
The mother says people kept coming to their home and the family felt scared, so they moved away.
The police say the case may be cancelled and no regular FIR has been filed yet.
Supreme Court advocate Smriti Singh Chandel withdrew her complaint against the Noida teenager who allegedly abused Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Jantar Mantar protest.
A zero FIR was registered on July 29 under BNS sections 352, 353(1), and 356(1) after a complaint at Noida's Expressway police station, and was later transferred to Delhi Police.
The advocate said she withdrew the complaint because the girl apologised and the Prime Minister had forgiven her, and she has withdrawn complaints in all eight cases involving girls.
The FIR recorded the girl's age as 21 or 25, while the girl and her mother maintain she is 15 years old; the family's lawyer said the complaint wrongly described her as a 25-year-old salon worker.
The girl's mother claimed the family faced harassment and left their residence, while Noida Police said no harassment complaint was received and the family may have shifted to Faridabad.
Delhi Police have not converted the zero FIR into a regular FIR, and legal opinion is still being sought on how to proceed.
- Who
- Supreme Court advocate Smriti Singh Chandel, a 15-year-old Noida girl (age disputed in the FIR), her mother, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- The advocate withdrew her complaint against the girl over abusive remarks made against PM Modi during a CJP-led protest, after the girl apologised and Modi forgave her.
- Where
- The protest took place at Jantar Mantar in Delhi; the FIR was lodged at the Expressway police station in Noida; the family lived in a housing society in Sector 168, Noida.
- When
- The zero FIR was registered on July 29; the apology video surfaced around August 1; the complaint was withdrawn on a Tuesday (report dated August 4).
- Why
- The complainant said the girl had realised her mistake, apologised, and the Prime Minister had forgiven her, so no further legal action was needed.
Critics of the FIR / Family's supporters
Complainant and police perspective
Harassment of the family
Critics of the FIR / Family's supporters
The mother claims the family was forced to leave their Noida home due to constant harassment, with police and people repeatedly visiting their residence despite apologies.
Complainant and police perspective
The complainant says the girl is not being hounded and should approach the police if threatened; Noida Police say no harassment complaints were filed by the family within their jurisdiction.
Girl's age in the FIR
Critics of the FIR / Family's supporters
The girl and her mother say she is 15; the family's lawyer claims the FIR wrongly described her as a 25-year-old salon worker and was registered without proper preliminary verification.
Complainant and police perspective
The FIR recorded the girl's age as 21 (per one article), and the case was registered under sections that were applied before the age dispute was raised.
Whether legal action should continue
Critics of the FIR / Family's supporters
Supporters argue the minor was 'influenced' during the protest, has apologised, and should be guided rather than punished, so the case should be dropped.
Complainant and police perspective
The complaint was initially pursued as the remarks constituted insult and defamation under the BNS; police are still seeking legal opinion on whether to proceed despite the withdrawal.
Key facts
- Complainant
- Smriti Singh Chandel (also called Smriti Singh), Supreme Court advocate from Ghaziabad's Vasundhara
- FIR date
- July 29 (zero FIR at Expressway police station, Noida)
- Legal sections
- Sections 352, 353(1), 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Cases withdrawn
- All eight cases against girls who allegedly made abusive remarks
- Girl's age
- Recorded as 21 (per one report) or 25 (per family's lawyer); girl and mother say she is 15
- Protest
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar against paper leaks and education system irregularities
- Current status
- Zero FIR not converted into a regular FIR; legal opinion being sought on how to proceed
- Family's whereabouts
- Not at home; may have temporarily shifted to Faridabad, Haryana
Quotes
Unnamed Noida girl (15 years old)
Youth who was accused of insulting the Prime Minister during a protest
“After the prime minister appealed for forgiveness, the girls, including the Noida girl, uploaded apology videos. I had also posted a video saying that if the girls apologised, I would withdraw my complaint.”
theprint.in
NDTV
“My intention was not to get them arrested… They did realise that they had made a mistake. The parents also felt that the words used were inappropriate.”
indianexpress.com
Mother of the teen
Mother of the 15‑year‑old girl who made the allegedly abusive remarks
“"I am not able to look anyone in the eye. I appeal to the entire country and everyone to please forgive me. I am only 15. This is my first and last mistake. I will never repeat such an act again."”
theprint.in
“I was grateful to the prime minister for publicly forgiving her daughter.”
theprint.in
Sources
Complaint against Noida teen over abusive remarks against PM withdrawn, family not at home
‘Wanted to make her realise mistake’: Advocate takes back complaint against Noida girl
Ruchika Singh case: Complaint withdrawn after apology and Modi forgiveness - Telegraph India
Top Court Lawyer Withdraws Complaint Against Girl Who Abused PM Modi
Supreme Court lawyer withdraws complaint against 15-yr-old for abusing Modi after PM ‘forgives’ her
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