25/10/2022
Take Suo Motu Action Against Hate Speech Crimes Without Waiting For Complaint : Supreme Court
A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy directed the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to file a report before the Court regarding the actions taken on the hate speech crimes which happened within their jurisdiction.
Importantly, the Court directed that these Governments should take suo motu action against any hate speech crime, without waiting for any complaint. Cases should be suo motu registered and the offenders should be proceeded against in accordance with law. The action should be taken regardless of the religion of the speaker. Any hesitation to act as per the directions would be viewed as contempt of court, the Court warned.