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Top court orders release of minors held in protests
LiveLaw··28 Jul
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions seeking FIRs against police and CAPF personnel over alleged excessive force during student protests against exam paper leaks, with the bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noting that allegations of pellet guns, rubber bullets and lathis embedded with nails caused injuries including permanent disability to some protesters.
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What It Means For You
- Families of detained minors get a concrete court order requiring release of children with no criminal record.
- Anyone concerned about protest related surveillance gets assurance that protesters' digital data cannot currently be made public.
- It shows citizens have a functioning judicial route to seek accountability for alleged police excess during protests.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court heard petitions seeking FIRs against police for alleged excessive force during nationwide student protests over exam paper leaks.
- The court ordered preservation of CCTV, drone and body camera footage, and directed release of all detained minors with no criminal record.
- The Solicitor General told the court he did not oppose an independent probe and did not believe students had committed crimes.
The Court Weighs Competing Accounts of Who Struck First
- Petitioners cited pellet gun injuries including one boy who lost eyesight, along with rubber bullets and nail embedded lathis causing permanent injury.
- The Solicitor General countered that over 250 police personnel were also injured, allegedly by hardened criminals who infiltrated the protests.
- A lawyer told the court more than 150 minors remained in Bihar's custody despite the state's move to withdraw FIRs.
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