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West Bengal tells SC that it has decided to withdraw FIR registered against OpIndia editor Nupur Sharma

By LawStreet News Network      09 December, 2021 01:33 PM      0 Comments
OPIndia Nupur Sharma Supreme Court

Sr Adv Siddharth Dave informs the top court

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul: journalists suffer the consequences of what is in the public domain

Supreme Court adds: Hope others would follow

SC expresses concern over deterioration in level of tolerance among people having diverse opinion ans said that it is the time for people including the political calss to introspect.

SC appreciates stand taken by West Bengal govt for withdrawing FIR against OpIndia editor Nupur Sharma and expresses hope that it may be a new beginning and it would be followed by other states also not to initiate criminal proceedings against people having divergent views.



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