The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines restricting police from automatically registering criminal cases based on social media posts, filing multiple cases for a single post, or exercising discretionary power arbitrarily. Justice M. Nagaprasanna directed the state police chief and inspector general to issue administrative instructions to all officers on legal principles governing crime registration, protection of free speech, and safeguards against unlawful detention.
The ruling aims to prevent misuse of police authority in social media-related cases and protect citizens' constitutional right to expression while maintaining order.
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