Tuesday, 4 July 2017

OFFENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON SC/STs COMMUNITY IS PUNISHABLE: DELHI HIGH COURT

The Delhi High Court ruled that any offensive post on social media targeting an individual of the SC/ST community, even if made in a closed group, is punishable. In a key ruling that plugs the gap between online abusers and their prosecution, the court made it clear that Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, will apply if a casteist slur is made against a person from these communities.


TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER


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