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Disclaimer:<\/span> This has been reported after the availability of the order of the Court and not on media reports so as to give an accurate report to our readers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allahabad High Court:<\/span> In an application filed by Siddharth Varadarajan, Managing Director of online news portal The Wire, seeking quashing of a cognizance and summoning order as well as the charge-sheet, the Single Judge Bench of Pankaj Bhatia, J., stayed the proceedings and granted the State the last opportunity to file a counter-affidavit.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h3>\n

In 2021, an FIR was lodged by a Sub-Inspector against certain alleged miscreants, including a journalist of The Wire and The Wire itself, for making and posting a video clip of the demolition of the Barabanki Mosque. They also allegedly claimed that the administration\/police threw the religious books in the river and the drain. The police claimed that the video presented the incident in a communal way to create disharmony.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, several FIRs were filed, and arrests were made. Similarly, an FIR was lodged against Siddharth Varadarajan, as well as the cameraman and anchor of The Wire, under Sections 153<\/a>, 153-A<\/a>, 505(1)(b<\/span>)<\/a>, 120-B<\/a> and 34<\/a>, Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (IPC).<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/h3>\n

The Court noted that in 2023, it had issued notices to the State and Respondent 2 seeking their counter-affidavits. However, despite a lapse of more than two and a half years, the State did not file any counter-affidavit. Furthermore, the State sought more time to file the counter-affidavit.<\/p>\n

Considering the submissions made at the Bar and on perusal of the FIR, the Court held that prima facie the FIR would not attract the prosecution under Section 153-A<\/a> IPC<\/a> due to the following reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    There was no material to deny that there was no sanction obtained under Section 153-A with Section 196<\/a>, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973<\/a> (CrPC).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    There was no material even in the said FIR with regard to the personal complicity of Siddharth Varadarajan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    The summoning order did not disclose any application of mind based upon the analysis of the charge-sheet, which was directed by the Court in its order dated 9 July 2021, passed in Mohd. Anees<\/span> v. State of U.P.<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thus, the Court granted the State three weeks to file the counter-affidavit, and if it is not filed by the next date, the matter shall be decided without it.<\/p>\n

    Accordingly, further criminal proceedings were stayed, and the matter was listed for 31 March 2026.<\/p>\n

    [Siddharth Varadarajan<\/span> v. State of U.P.<\/span>, 2026 SCC OnLine All 620<\/a>, decided on 10-3-2026<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

    Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n

    For the applicant:<\/span> Veena Vijayan Rajes, Areeb Uddin Ahmed, Avinash Singh Vishen, Harsh Vardhan Kediya, Ishan Baghel, Sheeran Mohiuddin Alavi, Waseeq Uddin Ahmed<\/p>\n

    For the respondent:<\/span> Govt Advocate, Hari Om Singh<\/p>\n

    Buy Penal Code, 1860   HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

    \"penal<\/a><\/p>\n

    Buy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973  HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

    \"Code<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

    1.<\/a> Misc Bench No. 13812 of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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