The Supreme Court ordered the Centre to maintain the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) stationed at Jantar Mantar while noting that police are "empowered to use pellet guns in exceptional situations" on Thursday. According to the court, everyone injured during protests should receive the appropriate care. However, Yashovardhan Azad, a former IPS officer and petitioner, was questioned by the Supreme Court over his request to outlaw the use of pellet guns against demonstrators. According to a CRPF post-event study, all standard operating procedures (SOPs) and anti-riot drills, including the permitted use of "non-lethal" weapons like pellet guns, were followed during the police action against anti-NEET leak demonstrators on July 20. The metal pellets damaged about three to five demonstrators while 47 RAF members were injured and among them six suffered head injuries.