IT Act should not be used to throttle dissent: Facebook arrests in India
The two girls--were sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court later granted bail within hours after they furnished personal bonds. The arrests were made after one of the girls posted comments on social networking site opposing the shutdown in Mumbai, while the other supported by liking the comment on facebook.
She allegedly said that one should not observe bandh for Thackeray's funeral. "We should remember Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev," the post said.
Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said he was "deeply saddened" by the arrest and said the IT Act should not be used to "throttle dissent".
Flowing from this, a law student has filed a PIL in Supreme Court of India, asking for striking out Section 66 A of the act (under which these arrests were made). The Supreme Court has praised the student and said that it will take up the matter on priority.
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