Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Individual Over ‘News Article’ on Alleged ‘Government Land Encroachment’

On Tuesday(19th March),The Supreme Court overturned an FIR against Shiv Prasad Semwal in Uttarakhand due to lack of evidence for a cognizable offense related to a newspaper article about government land encroachment. The court ruled that the allegations did not constitute recognizable criminal offenses, providing significant relief to Semwal. The FIR was subsequently dismissed.