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Nation / Fri, 21 Aug 2026 Bar and Bench

Madras HC quashes FIR against students who protested against ‘eradication of Sanatana Dharma’ conference

The First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Thallakulam Police in September 2023 against petitioner M Senthoorvelan and seven others belonging to a student association. They were booked under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 290 (public nuisance) of the Indian Penal Code. According to the FIR, the students had gathered outside the hall where the conference on the eradication of Sanatana Dharma was being held. The police alleged that the students continued their protest despite being warned by police officers. Senthoorvelan, who was named as the fifth accused in the case, approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR.

The First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Thallakulam Police in September 2023 against petitioner M Senthoorvelan and seven others belonging to a student association.

They were booked under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 290 (public nuisance) of the Indian Penal Code.

According to the FIR, the students had gathered outside the hall where the conference on the eradication of Sanatana Dharma was being held.

The police alleged that the students continued their protest despite being warned by police officers. They were also accused of blocking a road and causing inconvenience to members of the public.

Senthoorvelan, who was named as the fifth accused in the case, approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR.

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