Allahabad HC grants Scroll.in editors protection from arrest, refuses to quash FIR over article on PM Modi's constituency

An FIR for misrepresentation had been lodged over an article by Scroll.in on the conditions of people in PM Modi’s constituency amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
Supriya Sharma and Naresh Fernandes
Supriya Sharma and Naresh Fernandes

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted protection from arrest to Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor and Naresh Fernandes, Editor of Scroll.in, in connection with an FIR lodged for misrepresentation in a news report (Supriya Sharma and Anr. v. State of UP).

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