Supreme Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against Singer Neha Singh Rathore
The Supreme Court dismissed Bhojpuri singer and activist Neha Singh Rathore’s plea to quash a First Information Report (FIR) over social media posts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi declined to interfere at this stage, but allowed Rathore to raise objections during trial.
- The case stems from an FIR filed in Lucknow after Rathore’s posts following the Pahalgam terror attack.
- Rathore alleged that Modi visited Bihar to threaten Pakistan and win votes in the name of nationalism.
Neha Singh Rathore @ Neha Kumari Versus State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
Author's summary: Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against Neha Singh Rathore.