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Understand the legal risks of sharing defamatory memes and morphed photos of public officials under Section 67 of the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code following a key Allahabad High Court ruling.
Explore a detailed criminal law analysis of the 2010 Gujarat High Court child abuse and obscenity case, examining convictions under Section 377 and IPC obscenity provisions.
Explore the Allahabad High Court judgment in the Mansya Kalan Hathras video case, detailing procedural corrections, acquittals, modified POCSO and IT Act sentences, and compensation for the victim.
Paragraph 10 of the judgment of High Court notes that on June 15, 2022, the Home Department issued a communication to the Director General of Police deciding not to conduct a departmental inquiry or pursue further criminal action.
Meanwhile, ancient gold ornaments, sacred crowns, and historical coins belonging to the deity remained untraceable or faced threats of being melted down, threatening to permanently erase the tangible heritage of the shrine.