HC on Social Media Tagging: Calcutta High Court Says No Fault of Person Tagged in Controversial Social Media Post, Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Teacher
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed criminal charges against a school teacher accused of promoting communal hatred and violence through comments made on Facebook.
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed criminal charges against a school teacher accused of promoting communal hatred and violence through comments made on Facebook. The court's verdict stated that merely being tagged in comments on social media by another individual does not automatically impose any legal liability or responsibility on the person who was tagged, reported Live Law. HC on Rape Victim Girl’s Kundali: Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Seeking Victim’s Horoscope To Ascertain ‘Mangalik’ Status.
HC on Social Media Tagging:
‘Being Tagged In Comments On Social Media By Any Other Person Necessarily Does Not Confer Any Liability On Person Being Tagged’: Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Teacher @uditsingh210 #Facebook #WestBengal https://t.co/87C2TrtI9r
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