SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to stop police from revealing accused persons’ identities online

The court also sought responses from all state governments and social media platforms X and Meta on the matter.

The petition, filed through advocate-on-record Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj, sought directions to states to remove forthwith from their police social media handles posts that reveal the faces or identities of accused persons or depict them in a dehumanising manner

SC issues notice to Centre on PIL for restraining police from revealing identity of accused online