Archive · 18 Aug 2026

Supreme Court Signals FIR Relief for Student Protesters Over Leaks

Supreme Court Signals FIR Relief for Student Protesters Over Leaks

A lot of students in India were upset because they thought their exams were not fair.

They went out to protest, and the police registered cases against many of them.

The Supreme Court of India, the country's highest court, said these students should not be punished just for protesting peacefully.

The judges said the students' futures are very important.

They want to cancel most of the cases against the students.

But people who are suspected of very serious crimes, like murder, will still be investigated.

The court also wants to form a committee of experts to look into what happened during the protests.

The judges said students do not need to say sorry for protesting peacefully.

They also said videos and other digital evidence from the protests must be kept safe.

Some people are worried about how the police treated the protesters, but the police say they did not use too much force.

Sources