Freedom of expression isn’t licence to abuse, says HC, however shuns gag order | India Information

KOLKATA: One shouldn’t “transgress the boundaries of decency and regulation”, Calcutta HC stated Wednesday, including that the width of freedom of expression neither gave anybody a “licence to abuse”, nor to make “irresponsible or motivated insinuations which might create violence in society”, though “the socio-democratic material of the nation is elastic to accommodate unpopular views”.
HC, nonetheless, refused to move a gag order towards a former BJP neta from airing her views, saying that will quantity to “pre-censorship”. Her personal “good sense” ought to decide what views on inter-religious issues and secularism she ought to air, it stated.
The division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth was listening to an anticipatory bail plea filed by one Nazia Elahi Khan. HC granted her the bail she sought however frowned upon the tone and essence of contents of her social media publish.
“The petitioner’s interview accommodates unwarranted insinuations towards a spiritual group,” Justice Bagchi famous, including: “We’re aware that the petitioner has freedom of speech. Nonetheless, the liberty doesn’t entitle her to make insinuations towards others.”