The case will be transferred to the concerned police station in Delhi under whose jurisdiction the offence was committed.
Published Oct 09, 2025 | 2:26 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 09, 2025 | 3:30 PM
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Synopsis: On Monday, 6 October, the Supreme Court of India witnessed a rare breach. Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old Delhi-based advocate, attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in Courtroom Number 1.
The Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru has registered a zero FIR, on Thursday, 9 October, against advocate Rakesh Kishore for attempting to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court earlier this week.
The FIR follows a complaint by the All India Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru, condemning the act as an affront to the dignity of the judiciary and the rule of law.
The FIR invokes offences under sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty) and 133 (assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person, otherwise than on grave provocation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The case will be transferred to the concerned police station in Delhi under whose jurisdiction the offence was committed.
On Monday, 6 October, the Supreme Court of India witnessed a rare breach. Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old Delhi-based advocate, attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in Courtroom Number 1.
A resident of Delhi’s Mayur Vihar and a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Kishore was reportedly upset with the CJI’s remarks during a recent hearing on the restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol at the Khajuraho Temple complex in Madhya Pradesh.
On 16 September, presiding alongside Justice K Vinod Chandran, CJI Gavai dismissed a plea for reconstructing a dilapidated 7-foot Vishnu idol at the Javari Temple in Khajuraho, stating, “This purely publicity interest litigation… Go and ask the deity himself to do something. If you are saying that you are a strong devotee of Lord Vishnu, then you pray and do some meditation.”
CJI Gavai later clarified, “I believe in all the religions, I respect all the (religions),” stressing that his comments were in the context of the Archaeological Survey of India’s jurisdiction over the temple’s upkeep.
He was immediately detained by security personnel. While being escorted out, he allegedly shouted, “Sanatan dharma ka apmaan nahi sahega Hindustan (India will not tolerate the insult of Sanatan dharma).”
(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Anisha Reddy)
