Supreme Court stays FIR against Uttarakhand gym owner ‘Mohd’ Deepak NEW DELHI: Granting relief to Dehradun-based gym owner ‘Mohd’ Deepak Kumar against whom an FIR was lodged for confronting Bajrang Dal members, Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings against him and sought a response from Uttarakhand govt on quashing of the case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also stayed operation of the order passed by Uttarakhand HC that had restrained Deepak from making social media posts about the incident and the case. Appearing for Deepak, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said his client had protected a Muslim shopkeeper and intervened after Bajrang Dal members objected to the shopkeeper using the word ‘Baba’ in his shop’s name.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines He said Deepak had gone to assist the shopkeeper after the incident and he had himself lodged complaints regarding the incident, but that no action was taken on them and instead an FIR was registered against him.“How can a good samaritan be subjected to this kind of a complaint?” Singhvi asked.The bench, after a brief hearing, agreed to examine the plea and granted interim protection to Deepak. “Issue notice. In the meantime, proceedings from the impugned FIR, effect and operation of the HC order to remain stayed,” court said.The case against Deepak pertains to offences under BNS sections 115(2) (causing hurt), 191(1) (rioting), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosNepal Flood Crisis: 8,900 Army Personnel Deployed As Search For Missing People ContinuesDelhi Draft Voter Roll Out: 47.7 Lakh Electors Excluded, Claims Allowed Till September 30Akhilesh Yadav’s Big Attack On UP Govt; Divya Mittal Resignation & Meerut Custody RowIndus Waters Row: India Rejects Hague Court’s Jurisdiction, Says Treaty Suspension Will Continue’Dumped 40 KM Away In Delhi’: Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped In Empty Sleeper Bus, Two Accused ArrestedLVM3 Tech Transfer: Adani, Mahindra Among Firms Eyeing ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ RocketPM Modi Meets Pezeshkian In Bishkek, Reiterates ‘Friendship With Iran’ Amid West Asia Conflict‘Babur’s Country Honoured Modi’: Owaisi Takes Dig At BJP, RSS As PM Gets Uzbekistan’s Top Award’One May Call Bharat Superpower But…’: RSS Chief Bhagwat’s ‘Vishwaguru’ Msg In Canada‘Islam Is Greater Than Other Dharams’: Karnataka Minister Sparks Row, BJP Calls Cong ‘Anti-Hindu’123Hot PicksNepal floodMumbai port fireGandak riverMumbai milk priceDelhi rapeWeather tomorrowTN milk price hikeGATE 2027 registrationIndia GDP growthTop TrendingCanyon Flash FloodStuart BroadBabaz AzamNovak DjokovicUS Iran WarTravis Kelce BusinessKai CenatCoco GauffsNaomi OsakaLebron James
NEW DELHI: Granting relief to Dehradun-based gym owner ‘Mohd’ Deepak Kumar against whom an FIR was lodged for confronting Bajrang Dal members, Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings against him and sought a response from Uttarakhand govt on quashing of the case.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also stayed operation of the order passed by Uttarakhand HC that had restrained Deepak from making social media posts about the incident and the case. Appearing for Deepak, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said his client had protected a Muslim shopkeeper and intervened after Bajrang Dal members objected to the shopkeeper using the word ‘Baba’ in his shop’s name.
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He said Deepak had gone to assist the shopkeeper after the incident and he had himself lodged complaints regarding the incident, but that no action was taken on them and instead an FIR was registered against him.“How can a good samaritan be subjected to this kind of a complaint?” Singhvi asked.The bench, after a brief hearing, agreed to examine the plea and granted interim protection to Deepak. “Issue notice. In the meantime, proceedings from the impugned FIR, effect and operation of the HC order to remain stayed,” court said.The case against Deepak pertains to offences under BNS sections 115(2) (causing hurt), 191(1) (rioting), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).
