King Tendulkar Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Industrialist-held-for-offensive-tweet-on-Chidambarams-son/articleshow/17026768.cms What democracy? Let the looting continue, say anything and then get arrested.
GautiMaan Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Puducherry police said Karti lodged a complaint and Ravi was booked under Section 66 (1) (hacking with computer system) of the Information Technology Act. The section can be used against a person who, with the intent to causing wrongful loss or damage to the public or any person, destroys or deletes or alters any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously by any means. :WTF:
urbestfriend Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Not sure whats so offensive? But this is bound to happen when people start abusing the anonymity of internet and use offensive and abusive languages. I am all for the cyber laws so that people do not abuse the internet. But to book the guy under Hacking law :facepalm:
King Tendulkar Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 Get off his back he's secular. :giggle:
vvvslaxman Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 hacking :hysterical: . Guys be careful of what you post and what you type. We are at the mercy of goondas. Always misspell in twitter and facebook.
Crookbond Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Article 19 Indian Constitution states All citizens shall have the right — to freedom of speech and expression; to assemble peaceably and without arms; to form associations or unions; to move freely throughout the territory of India; to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. These rights are limited so as not to effect: The integrity of India The security of the State Friendly relations with foreign States Public order Decency or morality Contempt of court Defamation or incitement to an offence http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/Art1-242%20(1-88).doc
BeautifulGame Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy has jumped to the defence of businessman Ravi Sreenivasan, who was arrested on Tuesday for his tweets about Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti. Sreenivasan was subsequently releasd on bail. Sreenivasan told The Daily Pioneer that after his release, he got a call from Swamy, who promised him legal aid and help. Swamy was also quoted as saying by the newspaper that Sreenivasan’s case was a strong one and no action should have been taken against him under Section 66 (1) of the IT Act. “Sreenivasan is protected by Article 19 of the Indian Constitution which grants him the right to freedom of speech and expression, of course with reasonable restrictions. He has not violated this section,” Swamy said. Sreenivasan had allegedly posted messages on Twitter stating that Karti Chidambaram had amassed wealth more than that of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Sreenivasan, the owner of a plastic packaging material factory, was arrested by the local crime branch wing of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) based on a recent complaint filed by Karti Chidambaram. The complaint said that the industrialist had posted “offensive” messages against Karthi on three occasions since last year on Twitter. Sreenivasan was arrested under Section 66 (1) of the Information Technology Act, which ironically pertains to hacking and not to defamation. He was produced before a magistrate by the police who sought 15 days remand for Sreenivasan. However, the court granted bail to Ravi, since the offence was bailable.
Crookbond Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 There is now a "Campaign Against Arrest of Ravi Srinivasan for a Tweet" [0]. This issue is getting a lot of attention in the international media too [1]. [0] http://getup4change.org/rti/support-free-speech/ [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/10/31/in-india-a-tweet-can-land-you-in-jail/
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