July 5, 2020
The Madras high court rejected an FIR against a person who was accused of protesting in the public roads against the CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT ,2019 without the prior permission of the authorities.
The person was charged under Sections 143 and 188 of IPC for protesting on a public road. Knowingly and perusing the files Justice G.K.Ilanthiraiyan noted that the FIR has been registered for the above written offences and the bench said-He is not a competent person to register FIR for the offences under Section 188 of