Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) approving the withdrawal of cases registered against students and protesters supporting the Cockroach Janta Party-led agitations over the NEET paper leak.The GR stated that these cases, including those related to political protests, will be eligible for withdrawal where chargesheets are to be filed up to March 31, 2027, extending the earlier deadline of July 31, 2026.Police file chargesheets before the court in the registered FIRs after completing the investigation.The state home department was compiling details of all such cases registered against the CJP-supported protests across the state, mainly in Mumbai. The government can withdraw registered police cases only after a chargesheet is filed or after police submits closure report in court.Thousands of students had participated in protests across Maharashtra demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation after the NEET paper leak. Over seven days beginning July 18, Mumbai Police filed 16 FIRs for unlawful assembly under Section 189(2) of BNS and for violating prohibitory orders under Sections 37(1), 37(3) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had recently asked additional chief secretary (home) Manisha Mhaiskar to initiate the process of withdrawing the cases registered against protesters at CJP-led agitations.
