Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to respond to journalist’s appeal
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Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post.
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Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Meghalaya government on an appeal by senior journalist and Padma Shri awardee Patricia Mukhim to quash hate crime proceedings against her for a Facebook post.
Ms. Mukhim, the Editor of
Shillong Times, said her social media post was only an expression of truth in the face of persecution.
A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao issued notice on her appeal against the Meghalaya High Court’s refusal to quash the proceedings against under Sections 153a (hate), 500 (defamation) and 505(c) (incite a community or caste to commit an offence against another). The offences are non-bailable.
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