A Delhi court on Monday set aside a lower court’s order that had directed the police to file a first information report against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra for his alleged involvement in the violence that broke out in the city in February 2020, Bar and Bench reported.

Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts quashed the April 1 order passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya.

Chaurasia had held that there was enough material to warrant further investigation into whether Mishra had committed a cognisable offence.

Cognisable offences under Indian law are serious crimes that threaten public safety or order. The police can register a case and make arrests for such crimes without court approval. The crime

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