
Information Technology Act


Kerala High Court grants bail to YouTuber Santhosh Varkey for objectionable Facebook post on female actors
The Court directed thatImmediately on release he shall delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative or disparaging comments against women in any of the social media platform.

Delhi High Court directs Wikipedia to delete defamatory allegations against news agency ANI and restore public editing rights on its page
Defendants 2 to 4 edited the page pertaining to the plaintiff to include allegedly false, misleading and defamatory remarks/content against the Plaintiff. It is stated that the remarks and statements against the plaintiff form a substantial portion of the Plaintiff’s Page, which is accessible to users and non-users of the Platform.

Call for Chapters | Cybersecurity and cybercrime in India: Emerging Trends and Solutions
Cybersecurity and Cybercrime in India: Emerging Trends and Solutions


‘Frivolous application filed for delaying disposal’: Kerala HC rejects actor Sunil’s plea to recall two expert witnesses for cross examination in 2017 actor assault case
“A prosecution witness, who was examined already, cannot be recalled by exercising the powers under Section 233 CrPC. However, such an exercise can be done under Section 311 CrPC at any stage, including that of Section 233, provided all the requirements and parameters of Section 311 are otherwise satisfied.”

Fundamental right to privacy includes spousal privacy; Evidence obtained through violation is inadmissible: Madras High Court
“Trust forms the bedrock of matrimonial relationships. The spouses must have implicit and total faith and confidence in each other. Snooping on the other destroys the fabric of marital life. One cannot pry on the other.”

Gujarat HC stays release of the movie ‘Maharaj’ on Netflix, featuring Amir Khan’s son, Junaid Khan
The film is based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862 rendered by English Judges and allegedly contains scandalous and defamatory language, which affects the Pustimargi sect as a whole.

Consent Fatigue and Clickwrap Agreements: Is Current Data Consent Law in India Fit for This Purpose?
by Yash Bajpai* and George Janssen**

[Special Law v. General Law] Bombay HC deciphers interplay between IPC and IT Act in punishing for overlapping offences
“For a special statute, such as the IT Act, to override the general law, such as the IPC, the ingredients of the offence under both laws must be the same. If any ingredient of an offense under the IPC is missing in the act made punishable under the special statute, the IPC will not be excluded, and it can still be resorted to.”

Jurisdiction in Cybercrimes and Civil Disputes
by Nishant Verma†

Regulation of Online Pharmacies in India
by Nilanjan Sen†, Sumeir Ahuja††, Shubhamay Dutta††† and Varun Pathania††††

Book Review| Bindal’s latest book offers insight into the contours of obscenity in law and practice, writes Vishavjeet Chaudhary
Latest addition to the landscape of jurisprudence around obscenity laws in India is Saurabh Bindal’s convincing read titled Obscenity: Prevention, Law and

“Nudity and obscenity not always synonymous”; Kerala High Court discharges mother who exposed upper naked body for painting by minor children
Kerala High Court started with a quote by — Mitch Albom which reads as “When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this Earth.”

Implementation of IP vis-à-vis IT Law and E-Commerce in India
by Nilanshu Shekhar† and Rishabh Manocha††

Objectionable Facebook comments against Lord Shiva: Allahabad High Court refuses to quash proceedings
Allahabad High Court said that offences of the kind that have a tendency to promote hatred between classes of people or communities, have to be put down with a heavy hand. These offences cannot be permitted to flourish in society by adopting a soft-pedalling approach at the cost of widespread damage to the community.

Can India Take a Page Out of the EU Law on Online Content
by Dr Srikant Parthasarathy† and Dr Amirthalakshmi R††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 13

Woman’s Modesty and Man’s Nudity
by Shashwati Diksha*


Kerala High Court| Can pre-arrest bail be granted to accused sitting abroad? Co-equal bench doubts order in Vijay Babu’s case; Larger Bench to decide
Kerala High Court: While adjudicating a question of law as to whether pre-arrest bail can be granted to an accused while he