GANGTOK, India, May 11 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 7:
1. The petitioner who is being investigated under the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) desires to raise an issue of privacy in his favour. The State Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) on 11.02.2026 against him involving various offences under sections 68, 75, 64, 351 of the BNS.
2. According to the petitioner, the fourth respondent i.e. Sikkim Chronicle published a news report regarding the registration of the FIR against the petitioner. According to the said report it was based on the Police Daily Situation Report. Therefore, the petition impugnes the alleged action of the State Police in disclosing the petitioner's name a...