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Mere Perception Does Not Prove Intention to Spread Hatred: Allahabad High Court

Lawstreet Journal 2 Dec 2020 8:21pm

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While quashing an FIR under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 & Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Allahabad High Court stated that this provision is not meant to be invoked on the basis of sentiments of a weak/sensitive person.

The Division Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a writ petition filed to quash the FIR lodged by P.S. Badhalganj, Gorakhpur on receiving information from the informant, a “Kshatriya” under section 66 of the IT Act, 2000 & 505 IPC, 1860.

The informant was aggrieved with the publication of a post on the Facebook account of the Manurojan Yadav which he found to be objectionable as the same was posted with a view to spreading disharmony at the instance of Samajwadi Party leaders as also the Chairman of Zila Panchayat.

The screen shot generated by the petitioner on his Facebook account read as “Marwadi Raja Maharana Pratap ko purane itihaskar IT Cell ne Rajpoot Kshatri batakar itihas me maarwadiyo ke sath anyay kiya”

Section 66 of the I.T. Act, 2000 relates to punishment for a computer-related offense which provides that if any person dishonestly or fraudulently does any act referred to in Section 43, he shall be punishable with imprisonment up to 3 years or with a fine which may extend up to Rs.5 lacs

After analyzing section 43 of the IT Act the bench finds that “the overt act attributed to the petitioner does not relate to any… Continue Reading...


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