MUMBAI, Sept. 20 -- The Bombay high court on Friday refused to quash a first information report (FIR) against a 19-year-old engineering student who was arrested in May 2025 for re-posting controversial posts on social media allegedly in support of Pakistan during India's 'Operation Sindoor' that began on May 7, when Indian armed forces bombed nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
A two-judge bench said the court can grant her bail but not quash the FIR on the ground that she has tendered an apology or is a bright student.
"This is a very serious thing. That's fine, you are a bright child, but that cannot be a ground to quash the FIR," the court said.
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