'How Can We Quash FIR At Behest Of Third Party?' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Quash FIRs Over Posters Against Prime Minister

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed for the quashing of FIRs registered against individuals questioning the Union of India's vaccination policy. Noting that allowing the petition filed by a third party to quash an FIR would set a bad precedent in criminal jurisprudence, a Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah...