“Even if the investigating officer files a closure report, the court is not bound to accept it. “When a court passes an interim order, it strives to strike a balance so that no injustice is meted out. Mr. Hegde also said that the direction restraining the police from taking coercive action does not render the FIRs infructuous. Advocate Nipun Saxena said the exclusion of persons with criminal antecedents from the protection of the interim order was consistent with the well-established principles governing the grant of interim relief. “While State governments are free to act on the Centre’s assurance, the Centre itself cannot issue any directive requiring them to do so.