NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought explanation from UP government for arresting 11th standard student for putting objectionable post on Facebook against Azam Khan.
The court issued notice to the state government and directed it to file its response within four weeks.
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The court, however, refused to stay the operation of Section 66A of IT act.
On Monday evening, Rampur police had arrested the student of a reputed public school in Bareilly for uploading what they called an “objectionable” post against Khan.
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According to the police, the student was booked under Section 66A of the IT Act and Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 505 (public mischief) of the IPC.
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As the Class XI student stepped out of jail in Rampur after spending two nights behind bars, he asserted that he had not uploaded any objectionable post against UP minister Azam Khan and only shared it. “I appeal to the student community not to use Facebook, or else the minister’s orders will land them inside jail,” he said.
TOI | Mar 20, 2015
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