The Delhi Police registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on the basis of lawyers' complaints stating that they had received calls threatening judges over the case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach.

According to Supreme Court lawyer Vishu Shankar Jain, one of the complainants, Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered the FIR on the basis of his complaint. According to him, the FIR has been lodged under sections 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) read with 13,16,18 and 20 of UAPA.