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SC issues notice to Centre, UP govt on plea challenging trial court order restricting an accused from using social media

SC issues notice to Centre, UP govt on plea challenging trial court order restricting an accused from using social media

New Delhi, Jul 10 (UNI) Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a petition to consider question of law whether a trial court while granting bail can restrict a person from using social media.
"Notice issued to Union of India and state of UP," the Apex Court bench, headed by CJI S A Bobde said.
SC allows instant messenger services to be used to serve summons and notices as well as email and fax.
The top court said, "It has been brought to our notice that it was not possible to visit post offices for services of notices, summons, pleadings. Such service of all the above may be done through email, fax and other instant messenger services like Whatsapp and other telephone messenger services" -
The order came during the hearing of suo motu issue relating to extending limitation during the lockdown restrictions of the government will not affect the right of an accused to seek default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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