FIR Against 85-Year-Old for ‘Inverted’ Display of Indian Flag Quashed, Court Says Intent to Insult Essential Under National Honour Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling delivered on 23 February 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay quashed an FIR and chargesheet filed against 85-year-old VK Narayanan in connection with the alleged inverted display of the Indian National Flag during Republic Day celebrations in 2017. The case titled VK Narayanan VERSUS State of Maharashtra was decided in Criminal Application No. 7 of 2026 by Justice Ashwin Bhobe. Allegation of Inverted National…
