Uttarakhand HC Stays Coercive Actions Against Journalist In FIR Over Facebook Post On 20 Y/O Girl's Hit & Run Case

Sparsh Upadhyay

11 March 2025 6:52 PM IST

  • Uttarakhand HC Stays Coercive Actions Against Journalist In FIR Over Facebook Post On 20 Y/O Girls Hit & Run Case

    Last week, the Uttarakhand High Court stayed coercive action against a journalist who has been booked by the state police for posting on Facebook about a hit-and-run case involving a 20-year-old girl, wherein he had stated the police were yet to arrest anyone in the case. A bench of Justice Pankaj Purohit perused the alleged post and noted that no prima facie offence was made against...

    Sparsh Upadhyay

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    Sparsh Upadhyay is an Associate Editor with LiveLaw

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