Hate-speech FIRs gather dust year after Maharashtra assured SC of action; no chargesheet in most cases https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/hate-speech-firs-gather-dust-year-after-maharashtra-assured-sc-of-action-no-chargesheet-in-most-cases-9581302/
Officers say at least 19 FIRs await govt nod; Fadnavis says moving as per law
according to information obtained by The Indian Express, including records accessed under the Right to Information Act....police are yet to file a chargesheet in at least 19 of the 25 cases, including all 16 linked to SHS. Reason: each of these “sensitive” cases is at various stages of a laborious process to obtain the state government’s sanction for prosecution. Eight of the 19 cases involve MLAs or public figures.,,,
When contacted by The Indian Express for comment on these findings, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio in the BJP-Sena-NCP government, said, “We will take decisions in accordance with the law.” ..A senior officer from Maharashtra police said there was no pendency at their level and that if the required documents are not attached while sending proposals for prosecution sanction, they are pointed out to the officer concerned.