Calcutta High Court Quashes 15 FIRs Against BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari

The Calcutta High Court quashed fifteen FIRs lodged against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, holding that the cases appeared politically motivated and lacked substantial evidence. The court noted that the multiplicity of FIRs based on similar facts amounted to harassment and an abuse of the judicial process. It emphasized that criminal law must not be misused as a political tool. The ruling reaffirmed that constitutional safeguards under Article 21 protect citizens from arbitrary prosecution and directed the state not to initiate further identical complaints without substantial cause.