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Supreme Court of India 2021-08-24 disposed

Ajay Mankotia vs State of J&K and others

Bench: 1 — Unopposed / Single Judge

In Brief

The petitioner sought quashment of an FIR registered under Section 500 RPC and Sections 66-A, 67, and 67-A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Court noted that in Shreya Singhal v. U.O.I, Section 66-A of the IT Act was declared ultra vires (unconstitutional) by the Supreme Court. The case was disposed with a direction to the Investigating Officer to take note of the Supreme Court's judgment and proceed further in accordance with law.

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Criminal Procedure Information Technology Act Ultra Vires FIR Quashment

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