Source: The New Indian Express
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court has condemned the action of Uttar Pradesh police, which had directed Manish Maheshwar, managing director of Twitter, to appear before it.
Uttar Pradesh police had earlier directed Maheshwari to appear before the police in a communal tirade on a torture case of a Muslim man in Ghaziabad.
Manish Maheshwari has filed a petition challenging the order of the Uttar Pradesh police. The High Court bench of Justice Narendra said, “It is inappropriate to suggest that Maheshwari be present at the hearing without confirming his role (in the case filed by the Loni border police).
“If you have been charged under Section 376 of the IPC, the ability is important. You cannot charge the person who is not capable. Do you conclude that Twitter has the ability to control twisted videos that have been uploaded?” The High Court has questioned the Uttar Pradesh police.
This was the highlight of a series of questions asked by the High Court to the Uttar Pradesh police. The petition hearing, what are the charges against Twitter India in this regard? The Uttar Pradesh police have questioned the lawyers who were arguing with them.
“How is the complainant involved in this criminal case and Twitter Indy? There must be some allegations and grounds for filing a complaint. Don’t bring unrelated IT rules here,” the court said.
Responding to this, Prasanna P, lawyer for Uttar Pradesh Police, said. The matter is under investigation. That is why Manish Maheshwari was issued notice to appear before the Uttar Pradesh police.
“According to IT rules, the agency should appoint an accountability agent. Maheshwari has the fear of being arrested if he goes to the police. But in all cases, there is no need for arrest.
Twitter India needs to be responsible for the content that is published on its platform. Prasanna argues that millions of account holders cannot be out of control, and a Twitter representative has to be hired to answer questions.
Prasanna also said that the notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh police is not the standard for the complainant to go to the Karnataka High Court.
Nagesh, a senior advocate for Maheshwari, argued that Maheshwari is an employee of Twitter and is based in Bangalore. He has therefore applied to the Karnataka High Court. TCIPL has no control over Twitter’s services, and the applicant has nothing to do with the case or information about it. “Maheshwari will only attend police if he promises immunity from arrest.”
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