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Foul content on websites hurts religious
Indians, court told
Tuesday February 14, 2012 10:14:05 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Showing of objectionable content by social networking sites and
websites like Facebook and Google affects religious sentiments of
crores of Indians, Delhi Police Tuesday told the Delhi High Court.
Justice Suresh Kait was hearing a plea filed by Facebook and
Google challenging a trial court's order to prosecute them for
allegedly hosting objectionable content.
Advocate Naveen Sharma, appearing for police, said that in October
last year the government called the representatives of Google,
Facebook and other websites and asked them to remove the
objectionable content, but the companies did not comply.
Counsel of Facebook and Google asked the government why it was
intervening in the case.
A company's counsel said: "In case of private companies, I have
not seen Union of India rush into matters like this."
"We are curious as to why the government of India has become a
party to a case between private parties?"
The court would next hear the case Feb 16.
The government in its reply before the trial court had sanctioned
prosecution of social networking sites and websites like Facebook,
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo India over objectionable content on
their sites.
Petitioner Vinay Rai approached the trial court to remove
objectionable content from 21 websites including Facebook, Google,
Yahoo and YouTube. Among these, 12 websites are of foreign-based
companies.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar summoned the accused
companies to face trial for allegedly committing offences
punishable under the Indian Penal Code sections 292 (sale of
obscene books and material) and 293 (sale of obscene objects to
young person).
The trial court observed that the material submitted by the
complainant contained obscene pictures and derogatory articles
pertaining to Hindu deities, Prophet Mohammad and Jesus Christ.
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