New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea that challenged the quashing of an FIR against nine persons who were booked in the Mohan Delkar suicide case.

The decision was made by a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria on a plea filed by Delkar's son who had challenged the Bombay High Court ruling that had quashed the FIR against the accused persons who were accused on the offence of abetment to suicide under various provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the IPC.

The accused persons also included Praful Patel, the present Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep.

The Bombay HC had quashed the FIR by finding that the same...