While Shekher told the High Court that he had received the post from one Thirumalai Sadagopan from California and that he had inadvertently forwarded it from his account without even reading its contents, Justice Venkatesh said that Shekher should have been more careful before forwarding the message for, it contained objectionable language against all women journalists. The said post, the Court said, constituted the offence of outraging the modesty of women and disturbing public peace.
“A message that is sent or forwarded in the social media is like an arrow, which has already been shot from the bow. Till that message remains with the sender, it is within his control. Once it is sent, it is like the arrow, which has already been shot and the sender of the message must take the ownership for the consequences of the damage done by that arrow. Once the damage is done, it will become very difficult to wriggle out of the same by issuing an apology statement,” the High Court said.
Source: Barandbench
