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  • No citizen will be prosecuted under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, directs Supreme Court

    No citizen will be prosecuted under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, directs Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 12, 2022 · 07:47 pm
  • Pending cases under scrapped IT Act provision are matter of serious concern, says Supreme Court

    Pending cases under scrapped IT Act provision are matter of serious concern, says Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 06, 2022 · 09:17 pm
  • Consider plea to remove provisions declared unconstitutional from statute, Delhi HC tells Centre

    Consider plea to remove provisions declared unconstitutional from statute, Delhi HC tells Centre

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 22, 2021 · 05:18 pm
  • ‘This cannot continue’: SC issues notice to all states on cases filed under scrapped IT Act section

    ‘This cannot continue’: SC issues notice to all states on cases filed under scrapped IT Act section

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 02, 2021 · 11:20 am
  • Withdraw all pending cases under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, Centre tells states

    Withdraw all pending cases under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, Centre tells states

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 14, 2021 · 08:30 pm
  • Shocking that cases still filed under scrapped IT Act section, says SC, issues notice to Centre

    Shocking that cases still filed under scrapped IT Act section, says SC, issues notice to Centre

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 05, 2021 · 02:02 pm
  • BJP worker arrested for Mamata meme is free. What happens to others targeted for social media posts?

    BJP worker arrested for Mamata meme is free. What happens to others targeted for social media posts?

    Aarefa Johari
    · May 18, 2019 · 06:30 am
  • SC seeks Centre’s response on plea claiming several people are still arrested under scrapped IT Act

    SC seeks Centre’s response on plea claiming several people are still arrested under scrapped IT Act

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 07, 2019 · 02:03 pm
  • Interview: Why police still make arrests under IT Act Section 66A, years after it was struck down

    Interview: Why police still make arrests under IT Act Section 66A, years after it was struck down

    Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
    · Dec 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • Madhya Pradesh student arrested under nonexistent section after sharing morphed photo of RSS chief: Hindustan Times

    Madhya Pradesh student arrested under nonexistent section after sharing morphed photo of RSS chief: Hindustan Times

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 20, 2016 · 01:55 pm