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Vinod Dua v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 12 S.C.R. 1071
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran JJ.
Decided 3 June 2021

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Constitution of India: Art. 32 – Quashing of FIR under – On facts, FIR against petitioner-renowned journalist u/ ss. 124- , 505, 501, 268 for some statements made by him in his talk show on s ocial media about handling of the Covid Pandemic; and that t he Prime Minister has used deaths and terror attacks to garner vote s – Act is of instigating violence against the government and the Prime Minister, and creating panic amongst the public and disturbing t he public peace by trying to spread false information – Peti tion u/Art. 32 by the petitioner for quashing of FIR and seeking direc tions for

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