About: In the 2015 Shreya Singhal v. Union of India case, the Supreme Court had struck the section 66A of the Information Technology Act, down, declaring it a violation of freedom of speech and expression. Introduced with an amendment in 2009, the section punishes offence or annoyance caused through electronic communication media.
Detail: The court castigated the state for not taking corrective measures or directing its officers to not register FIRs for offences that have been declared outside of the ambit of legality.
