Telangana High Court Quashes Cases Over Tweets Criticising Congress; Issues Key Guidelines for FIRs on Political Social Media Posts

The Telangana High Court struck down three criminal cases against an X user for tweets critical of CM Revanth Reddy’s Congress government, ruling them protected free speech. The Court also laid down strict guidelines for police and magistrates on handling FIRs in social media cases.

ANALYSIS| “Arrest Was Mechanical”: Calcutta HC Grants Bail to Sharmistha Panoli, Orders Police Protection Over Social Media Threats

Calcutta High Court granted bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli, calling her arrest “mechanical” and in violation of legal safeguards. The Court also directed police protection citing threats and obscene messages over her social media posts.