A total of 5,570 cases have been withdrawn, according to the government order dated September 4. These include 26 cases registered against the freedom of media and press (that were filed between 2011 and 2021), 2,831 cases for agitations against the farm laws, 2,282 cases over protests against CAA, 405 cases over the eight-lane project, methane, neutrino, etc, and 26 cases filed against people who protested the Kudankulam plant.
The cases that have been withdrawn are those in which the investigation is still pending or a chargesheet has not been filed. It was recommended to the government that any further action in such cases may be dropped by the police. In cases that are pending trial, the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge has been directed to move an application for withdrawal of prosecution.
News Source: Republic World
