Case Name : Amish Devgan vs Union of India and Others

Case Reference: (2020) 14 SCR 198 : (2021) 1 SCC 1

Neutral Citation: 2020 INSC 682

Case Number: WP Crl 160/2020

Court: Supreme Court

Bench: 02

Coram: AM Khanwilkar, Sanjiv Khanna (Author)

Date: 07.12.2020

Clapham omnibus test. Hate speech.

High Court can quash second FIR and treat it as the principal FIR (Para 125)

– Refer also: Lalita Kumari vs Govt of UP

TT Antony vs State of Kerala

See also: Constitution - Article 19(2)

Constitution - Article 226

IPC- Section 153A

IPC - Section 295A

IPC - Section 505

CrPC - Section 154

PDF: Amish Devgan vs UoI, (2020) 14 SCR 198.pdf

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