Article on Operation Sindoor: SC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan

SC shields The Wire from arrest in Assam FIR under new BNS law

In a relief to the online news organisation, The Wire, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to its editor-in-chief and veteran journalist Siddharth Varadarajan against “any coercive action” in connection with an FIR filed in Assam over a report on the alleged loss of an IAF aircraft during Operation Sindoor. Varadarajan and his team were booked under multiple offences, including Section 152 of the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (B…

Article on Operation Sindoor: SC grants interim protection from arrest to journalist Siddharth Varadarajan

Justice Surya Kant said that since the matter pertained to publication on a website, Siddharth Varadarajan’s custodial interrogation was not necessary.

'Sedition' Case: Supreme Court Protects The Wire, Its Founding Editor from 'Coercive Action' By Assam Police

Nitya Ramakrishnan, representing The Wire, submitted that the provisions of Section 152 of the BNS were vague, and created a

SC grants protection from arrest to ‘The Wire’ editor in FIR over Operation Sindoor article

The case was registered by the Assam Police under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which replaced the old sedition law.

FIR on Operation Sindoor article, SC grants Siddharth Varadarajan protection from arrest

The petition has challenged the  constitutionality of section 152 of the BNS.

SC grants protection to ‘The Wire’ editor in FIR over Operation Sindoor article

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection to journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and his team at The Wire news portal from “any coercive action” in connection with an FIR registered against them in Assam for publishing a report on the alleged loss of IAF aircraft during Operation Sindoor. Varadarajan and his team were booked under various offences, particularly Section 152 of the newly enacted BNS which has replaced the sedition law a…