Indian Express : Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka top the list of states where the maximum cases were filed under Section 66A, the section that was struck down from the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. The section was widely used by police to book people deemed to have sent “offensive” messages through computer or devices like mobile phone or tablets.
There was vagueness in the law about what was offensive and the Supreme Court had in march struck down the section, deeming it unconstitutional claiming it hit at the root of liberty and freedom of expression.
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