The Supreme Court questioned the Uttar Pradesh Police's request for the digital data of independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay in connection with a road-rage case registered against him. Upadhyay had earlier flagged the alleged misappropriation of donations to the Ayodhya Ram temple. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, noted that in a road-rage case, the need for the accused's digital footprints required explanation. The court directed the Ghaziabad Police Commissioner to file an affidavit detailing the specific information sought from social media platform X for investigating the first information report against Upadhyay.