Ashish Joshi FIR Row: Delhi Court Hearing Today On Ex-bureaucrat’s Plea Over Delayed FIR Copy
The legal battle surrounding retired bureaucrat Ashish Joshi comes up for hearing today before Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta at Delhi's Patiala House Court. Joshi approached the court demanding an immediate copy of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him by the Delhi Police Special Cell after he was picked up during his morning walk and subjected to a nine-hour…
Today, a Delhi court is hearing a plea by retired bureaucrat Ashish Joshi regarding the delay in receiving a copy of the FIR (First Information Report) registered against him. Joshi, a former Indian Posts and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service officer, was detained on September 2, 2026, for nine hours after being named as an accused in a case under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The case stems from a provocative comment he posted on his X account. Joshi argues that the police withholding the FIR violates his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and infringes upon his personal liberty. While the police claim the detention was necessary to verify his online claims, Joshi maintains he did not commit any cognizable offense warranting such treatment.
The court will decide whether the initial withholding of the FIR document constituted a breach of constitutional guarantees.
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