Police efforts to curb misinformation on WhatsApp, Social Media amid COVID-19 Pandemic appear genuine: Bombay HC

The Court was dealing with a PIL challenging clauses in an order issued by the Police under Section 144, CrPC prohibiting the dissemination of false/distorted, discriminatory or derogatory information concerning COVID-19

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15 Apr 2020, 2:59 pm

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday noted that the order issued by the Maharashtra Police banning the dissemination of false/distorted information on WhatsApp and other social media platforms amid the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be genuine and in public interest (Pankaj Rajmachikar vs. State of Maharashtra).

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