FIR Not Quashed for Reacting with Laughing Emoji to Operation Sindoor Praise: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on July 30, 2025, dismissed a plea filed by Farah Deeba, a Pune-based teacher, seeking to quash a criminal case registered against her. The controversy stemmed from Deeba reacting with a laughing emoji in a WhatsApp group discussion where members praised the Indian Army’s cross-border operation codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’. This reaction, followed by allegedly offensive social media content targeting national symbols and the Prime Minister, led…