Op Sindoor post deletion, apology doesn't mean case against student can be quashed: Bombay HC
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Friday orally remarked that the case against a 19-year-old student for her social media post against Operation Sindoor cannot be quashed only the ground that she has deleted the post and apologised for it.
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad said just because the accused is a "bright student" and has passed her exams with "flying colours" does not mean the FIR lodged against her can be quashed.
The court was hearing a petition filed by the Pune collegian seeking to quash the FIR lodged against her in May for her social media post on Indo-Pak hostilities amid Operation Sindoor.
She was arrested but was later released after securing bail from the High Court.
On Friday, the court was informed by the student's advocate that, after securing bail, the girl had appeared for her examinations and had secured good marks.
The bench, however, said just because she was a bright student cannot be a ground to quash the FIR.
The girl's lawyer submitted that she had no ill intention behind the post and had deleted the same immediately and apologised.
The court, however, noted that deletion (of the post) in fact aggravates and complicates the case.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks while directing public prosecutor Mankhuwar Deshmukh to submit the case diary.
On May 7, the girl had reposted a post on Instagram from an account called 'Reformistan', which criticised the Indian government for provoking a war against Pakistan.
Within two hours, the girl realised her mistake and deleted the post after receiving a barrage of threats.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
