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Tell police not to file cases under axed IT Act section, MHA to states
Updated On: 14 July, 2021 07:57 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The Supreme Court, in its judgment on March 24, 2015, in the matter of Shreya Singhal versus Union of India, had struck down Section 66A
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked states and Union Territories to direct all police stations under their jurisdiction not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
It has also asked the states and the UTs to sensitise law enforcement agencies for the compliance of the order issued by the Supreme Court on March 24, 2015. The MHA has also said that if any case has been booked in states and the UTs under Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000, such cases should be immediately withdrawn.
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