Delhi Court Approves Withdrawal of Sedition Case Against Shehla Rashid

The 2019 case, based on tweets alleging Army misconduct in Kashmir, was dropped after the Delhi Lieutenant Governor revoked prosecution sanction.

The sedition case against Shehla Rashid, filed in 2019 over tweets alleging human rights violations by the Indian Army, has been withdrawn by Delhi Police with court approval.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Kumar Singh approved the withdrawal on February 27, following a recommendation by a Screening Committee and the revocation of prosecution sanction by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena.
The complaint, filed by a Supreme Court lawyer, accused Rashid of promoting enmity and inciting unrest through her tweets, which the Army dismissed as baseless and unverified.
The charges under the case included sedition and promoting enmity, carrying a maximum punishment of life imprisonment before being dropped.
The Lieutenant Governor's decision to withdraw prosecution sanction was finalized on December 23, 2024, based on the Screening Committee's recommendation.