This is an archive article published on March 25, 2015

What next: What happens to Section 66A now?

Can anything be posted now on social media? No.

1 min readNew DelhiMar 26, 2015 02:12 AM IST First published on: Mar 25, 2015 at 03:49 AM IST

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Can anything be posted now on social media? No.

What happens to Section 66A now?
Section 66A no longer exists in the IT Act.

What about pending cases under Sec 66A?
Cases where only Section 66A was invoked will be deemed nullified and charges will be dropped once applications are moved. But cases in which charges under IPC, other laws were also invoked will continue.

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What can the government do next?
It can either accept the verdict or amend the Act to insert a new provision, similar to Section 66A but bereft of deficiencies cited by the court.

Can anything be posted now on social media?

No. While contentious social media posts will not attract Section 66A any further, penal provisions relating to defamation, obscenity, mischief, public disorder, etc remain.

# Section 66A