A Special Court on February 19 convicted and sentenced actor and BJP functionary S. Ve Shekher to simple imprisonment for one month for sharing a derogatory post on women journalists on his social media page. The Cyber Crime Wing registered the case under IPC Sections 504, 505, 509 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. …
The Supreme Court made it clear to actor and former MLA S. Ve Shekher on Friday, August 18 that a person who mechanically forwards abusive or derogatory social media posts without actually reading or thinking them through is liable to face the consequences, which may extend to criminal action. “Why do you have to forward social media posts even when …