FIR Against CNN-News18 Anchor Over Kamakhya Remark Quashed : Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court quashed the FIR against CNN-News18 anchor Akanksha Swarup, filed over her televised remark suggesting human sacrifice at the Maa Kamakhya Temple.

The FIR, registered under Sections 153A, 295A, and 505(2) IPC, accused her of promoting religious enmity. Justice Shamima Jahan found that the comment was general, lacked intent to insult, and was not made in a religious context.

The Court held that the statement did not meet the legal criteria for the alleged offences, adding that allowing the case to continue would be an abuse of process.

[Akansha Swarup v State of Assam and Another].