Judicial Restraint in Hate Speech Cases: Supreme Court’s Ruling in Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India
The Supreme Court of India refused broad continuing monitoring of hate speech cases but clarified that prior sanction is not required for a Magistrate to order FIR registration under Section 156(3) CrPC. This article analyses the judgment through judicial restraint, separation of powers, and criminal-law remedies.




