The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reprimanded social media influencer and law student Sharmishtha Panoli for passing derogatory remarks against a minority community.
Noting that her comments hurt the religious sentiments of a community, the single-judge Bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee said that India being a diverse country, the freedom of speech should not be misused to hurt others.
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