Facebook Screenshots Printouts of defamatory posts not sufficient to prove that it is made from a fake account held by Bombay High Court. [By Adv. (Dr.) Prashant Mali]

The present application was filed for quashing proceedings in a case pending for the offence punishable under Section 66-C and 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (‘The IT Act, 2000’). The Hon. HC stated that it could not be concluded without any evidence that applicant would have been the only person behind creation of fake Facebook accounts, from which alleged defamatory posts were made in respect of Respondent 2, his family members including applicant’s wife.

The Court was of opinion that print of screenshots of Facebook would not prove that the said post was created from an alleged fake account.

Case Law : Mahesh Shivling Tilkari v. State of Maharashtra, Criminal Application No. 2850 of 2019, decided on 22-10-2024


Read more: Link to the Criminal Application


-By Adv (Dr.) Prashant Mali

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