Censorship – Social Media, Lawfare – General, Others

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man accused of sharing edited social media posts that mocked and disrespected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the constitutional right to free speech does not include the liberty to insult the nation’s Prime Minister.

Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, while dismissing the bail plea of Asharaf Khan alias Nisrat, observed that such posts go beyond criticism and amount to a threat to national harmony and dignity. “Freedom of speech and expression does not stretch to permit a person posting videos and other posts disrespecting the Prime Minister of India,” the court ruled.

According to the prosecution, Asharaf Khan had posted heavily edited and objectionable videos on Facebook during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.

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