Delhi Police arrests two law students for disrupting Supreme Court proceedings

Delhi Police arrested two law students, Prabal Pratap and Chander Bhan, for disrupting Supreme Court proceedings on July 10, 2026.
The incident occurred in Court No. 13 during a hearing; Prabal Pratap allegedly used abusive language against the Chief Justice, threw papers, and created disorder.
The FIR, filed on a complaint by SC security staff, includes charges under Sections 132, 221, 224, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Both accused were produced before a judicial magistrate and granted two days' police custody; they were medically examined at IHBAS with no immediate psychiatric intervention needed.
Police recovered pamphlets containing objectionable words from the accused's possession.
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