Punjab, Haryana High Court quashes FIRs registered against Kumar Vishwas, Tajinderpal Bagga in separate cases

In May this year, Vishwas had moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting the quashing of the FIR saying it was illegal, arbitrary, unjust, and was a means to "wreak vengeance through politically motivated criminal investigation using the state machinery".

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday quashed two separate FIRs registered against former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga by the Punjab Police.

While Vishwas was booked by the Rupnagar Police in Punjab over his alleged inflammatory statements against AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, Bagga was booked on charges of making provocative statements, promoting enmity and criminal intimidation at Mohali in April.

Senior counsel Chetal Mittal said that Justice Anoop Chitkara ordered the quashing of the FIRs. After the pronouncement of the verdict, Vishwas thanked the judiciary and admirers.

In a tweet, BJP leader Bagga said, "Satyamev Jayate Big slap on @ArvindKejriwal Face. Punjab High court Quashed FIR against Me & Me & @DrKumarVishwas."

Earlier, Punjab Police booked Vishwas over his alleged inflammatory statements against AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while Bagga was booked on charges of making provocative statements, promoting enmity and criminal intimidation at Mohali in April.

In May this year, Vishwas had moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting the quashing of the FIR saying it was illegal, arbitrary, unjust, and was a means to "wreak vengeance through politically motivated criminal investigation using the state machinery".

In April, Bagga had moved the high court seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against him on the complaint of AAP Punjab spokesperson Dr Sunny Singh Ahluwalia.

The complaint referred to a statement allegedly made by a BJP leader and said it constituted incitement to cause violence, use of force or imminent hurt to Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP members in a pre-designed, well-planned and orchestrated manner.