Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Thousands of students and protesters took to the streets of Delhi. What followed was a police crackdown that has sparked outrage across the country.

Videos of lathi charges, tear gas, plain-clothes police officers, and injured protesters have flooded social media. But beyond the politics and the competing narratives lies a more fundamental question:
Did the Delhi Police follow the law?

In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna examines what the Supreme Court judgments actually say about policing protests. We also look at the legal limits on the use of force and the landmark 2012 Supreme Court judgment following the Baba Ramdev protest.

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