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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Over “Pakistan Zindabad” Post

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Bombay High Court quashed the FIR against a 20-year-old engineering student.
Justice Milind Jadhav ordered the dismissal on Oct 27 2026.
She had been arrested on May 9 2025 for reposting an Instagram message that said “Pakistan Zindabad”.
The court held she only reposted existing content and lacked intent to incite religious hostility.
Her college rusticated her as “anti-national” despite her apology and claims of casteist abuse.

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Bombay High Court quashed the FIR against a 20-year-old engineering student.
Justice Milind Jadhav ordered the dismissal on Oct 27 2026.
She had been arrested on May 9 2025 for reposting an Instagram message that said “Pakistan Zindabad”.
The court held she only reposted existing content and lacked intent to incite religious hostility.
Her college rusticated her as “anti-national” despite her apology and claims of casteist abuse.