The Delhi Police has told the Supreme Court that it will quash 13 first information reports (FIRs) registered against those involved in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests

In an application filed before the Court, the government has said that it no longer wishes to pursue 13 FIRs from July CJP protests. It has, therefore, requested the Court to invoke its special powers Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the FIRs.

The FIRs involve offences of rioting, attempt to murder and property damage.

However, the Centre has also said that it will continue prosecution against 2,873 individuals with "serious criminal antecedents".

It is proposing to register a single, fresh FIR against those persons.

The application, which was mentioned before the Court late afternoon today by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, primarily prays for quashing of the 13 FIRs registered in connection with the protests that spread over July 20 to 25, 2026, and for permission to register one fresh FIR limited to 2,873 individuals identified as having serious criminal antecedents.

The reasons why the Delhi Police has moved the Supreme Court are laid out in the application itself.

It states that as per the decision taken by the Central Government on July 25, 2026, the Delhi Police no longer wishes to pursue the FIRs registered in connection with the CJP protests spread over 20th to 25th July 2026.

The application explains that the 13 FIRs, registered at police stations including Barakhamba Road, Kartavya Path, Parliament Street, Mandir Marg, Connaught Place and Parliament Street invoke offences of rioting, attempt to murder, damage to public property and robbery under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, corresponding IPC provisions and the Preventio of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

In place of these FIRs, the police have sought permission to register a single, focused FIR on 2,873 individuals having serious criminal antecedents as per the National Crime Records Bureau database and who were prima-facie reported to be present at the protest site.

The application adds that an investigation is required to ascertain their role, if any, in the commission of offences relating to bodily harm or destruction of property at the said protests.

Pertinently, the police have also given an undertaking that no fresh FIR will be filed hereafter for incidents which are the subject matter of this application.

The police have also justified the invocation of Article 142 citing larger public interest and peculiar facts of this case.