On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the Delhi government’s Home Department issued an order declaring that those who participated in NEET (UG) protests would not face any negative legal action.
The judgment stated, “However, the protection shall not extend to persons having criminal antecedents, as mandated in the Hon’ble Supreme Court order mentioned above.”
The Delhi government has promised to expedite the process of evaluating arrests and detentions and, in cases where arrests have already been made, releasing the arrested individuals.
The Delhi administration has also declared that the protesters will not face any more negative consequences and that the case will be closed with no additional proceedings. The Supreme Court had stated on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, that it would think about assembling a powerful investigative team to carry out a “thorough, fair, and independent” examination into claims of police abuses during the recent student protests in Delhi and numerous states. The court ordered the immediate release of all minors detained in connection with the protests and prohibited the police from using coercive tactics against “protesting students” unless they had criminal history, while allowing the State authorities to continue investigating the FIRs filed in connection with the protests.
The Union government, the Delhi government, and the Chief Secretaries of Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala received notifications from the Bench, which also included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, instructing them to record their answers. It stated that after reviewing the answers provided by the authorities, it will determine whether to authorize an independent investigation.
The Supreme Court ordered the authorities to immediately release all juveniles jailed in connection with the protests after receiving petitions claiming that police had unlawfully arrested and detained student demonstrators. It prohibited the authorities from using coercion against students unless they had criminal history, but allowing the police to continue looking into the FIRs filed in connection with the protests.
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