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Supreme Court Rejects Delhi Mayor’s FIR Registration Petition

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC · How we work

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Supreme Court rejected former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri’s petition to register an FIR against Uttar Pradesh police.
Chief Justice Surya Kant’s bench advised Suri to invoke Section 175 of the BNSS.
Court declined to issue guidelines for inter-state police raids and dismissed the second prayer.
Suri must pursue the statutory remedy for FIR registration, trusting competent police will act lawfully.

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Supreme Court rejected former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri’s petition to register an FIR against Uttar Pradesh police.
Chief Justice Surya Kant’s bench advised Suri to invoke Section 175 of the BNSS.
Court declined to issue guidelines for inter-state police raids and dismissed the second prayer.
Suri must pursue the statutory remedy for FIR registration, trusting competent police will act lawfully.