Information Technology Act

The right to freedom of speech and expression is subject to the rigours of hate speech or seditious content. With the apex court boldly moving to suspend the sedition law, free speech will be protected.

Courts are granting bail to some accused on the pretext of good behaviour or their being first-time offenders and continued incarceration being detrimental to their well being. Is this a good move?

Allahabad High Court while hearing a Criminal Misc anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPc granted anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video head Aparna Purohit against whom an FIR registered in Lucknow, for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web series Tandav.

Allahabad High Court while hearing an application under Section 482 filed by Niyaz Ahmad Khan directed the Central and State Governments to immediately take appropriate steps to prevent misuse of Internet on social media platforms as it is necessary to maintain a healthy environment in the society.

The Allahabad High Court on Monday issued a direction to all the District Courts in Uttar Pradesh and to the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh not to lodge FIRs under Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000.

A man booked for putting up a post on his Facebook account, which allegedly disrespected Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Baba Saheb Ambedkar), was granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court on a PR bond of Rs 20,000

Supreme Court bench while staying the Bombay High Court order, said that Gehna would not be arrested in the third FIR registered in the case.

The apex court began hearing in the plea filed by NGO People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), alleging that despite the Court's February, 2019 order, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act continues to be used in police stations as well as in trial courts across the country

The Allahabad High Court issued notice to the respondents and stayed the proceedings against the applicant till the next date of hearing

In the KS Puttaswamy judgment (August 2017), the Supreme Court recognised privacy as a fundamental right, including privacy of not just body but identity in the digital age.