Information Technology Act

A single-judge bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court while hearing a Criminal Petition filed by woman accused of posting content in social media against Judges granted her bail considering her miscarriage and humanitarian grounds.

A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Anil Kumar Nanda said that an offence may carry a maximum punishment beyond the powers of a Magistrate, yet the offences would still remain triable by a Magistrate.

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Cyber laws are important because it deals with all the issues relating to the internet, Cyber space and the web which is being used worldwide. Every kind of activity in the cyberspace has some legal perspective.

In a shocking development, a delegation to the UN proposed the use of measures that are almost identical to those in the controversial Section 66A of the Indian 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.