The Bench clarified that it is not condoning the derogatory statements reportedly made by Savukku Shankar against policewomen.
The State, meanwhile, submitted that Shankar had also used a forged document to allege corruption in the award of a tender for a bus stand, which triggered protests and affected public order.
However, the Bench expressed strong reservations over whether all of this would warrant the invocation of the Goondas Act.
“It is the (individual) person who views YouTube…Some may see, others may say it is improper. It is the person who chooses…Take TV channels, each political party is having their channel. Can you say they are neutral? No…Debates are going in TV channels. So many persons participate, including retired judges. Can you say the debates are truth and truth alone?” Justice Subramaniam remarked.
Source: Barandbench
