SC quashes criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor

The Supreme Court on Monday closed criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad after the Haryana government informed the court that it had decided not to grant sanction for his prosecution over social media posts related to "Operation Sindoor".

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The decision came after the state told the court it was declining sanction as a "onetime magnanimity", effectively bringing the case pending before the trial court to an end.

Appearing for the Haryana government, Additional Solicitor General S V Raju told a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the state had chosen not to pursue prosecution against Mahmudabad. "As a one-time magnanimity, we have closed the issue by not according sanction," Raju said, while also urging that the professor be cautioned against similar conduct in the future.