The recent Delhi High Court judgment granting the right to protest because mere participation in a meeting does not demonstrate an intention to disobey the law is extremely significant, especially in the context of the Cockroach Janta Party and Congress protests in Delhi, calling for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

The High Court quashed an FIR against a student who had attended a protest at Ramlila Maidan last year against corruption in the conduct of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examinations. The Delhi Police rounded up 44 youngsters from the maidan and filed FIRs against them for merely ignoring the announcement to disperse. The High Court ruled that the petitioner could not be subjected to criminal........

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