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Apex Court Extends Interim Protection for BJP Minister On May 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of India extended its interim stay on the arrest of BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah , who had made controversial remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi in the context of Operation Sindoor , an Indian Army operation involving Pakistan. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotishwar Singh passed the order while also instructing the Madhya Pradesh High Court to close its suo moto proceedings , noting that the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter. “Let there be no parallel proceedings. Let the High Court close the case in view of the ongoing matter here,” the Court observed. SIT Investigation Underway The court perused a status report filed by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police , which confirmed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising three senior IPS officers , including one woman officer from outside the Madhya Pr...

Plea in SC Against Newly Amended Criminal Law Bills A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Supreme Court against the newly amended criminal law bills: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023. The petitioners, Anjali Patel and Chhaya, represented by advocates Sanjeev Malhotra and Kunwar Siddhartha, seek to challenge the viability and implementation of these laws. Petitioners' Concerns and Demands The petitioners have urged the Supreme Court to issue a notice to immediately constitute an expert committee to assess and identify the viability of the three new amended criminal laws. The plea seeks to overhaul the criminal laws of the country and replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The petition has also sought to stay the operation and implementation of these new laws. Alleged Defects in the New Bills According to the plea, the propo...