Supreme Court dismisses former Delhi Mayor’s plea against ‘midnight raid’ by UP Police
The Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri seeking an FIR against police officers involved in a midnight raid at his residence. The court directed the petitioner to follow statutory procedures, refusing to set new guidelines for police conduct.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces the judiciary's preference for established statutory mechanisms over judicial intervention in police operational procedures.
The Supreme Court did not entertain on Tuesday (September 14, 2026) a petition filed by former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri for registration of an FIR against police officers who conducted an alleged midnight raid at his Nizamuddin East residence in the national capital, purportedly in search of Abhishek Upadhyay, an independent journalist who flagged the Ram Temple donations’ misappropriations.
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked the petitioner, represented by advocate Anoop Prakash Awasthi, to approach the jurisdictional police station for the appropriate remedy under the relevant provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
“No doubt that the competent police authorities will act strictly in accordance to law,” the Bench ordered.
The apex court further refused the petitioner’s plea to lay down guidelines to prevent recurrence of “such arbitrary exercise of police power”.
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