(modified version of photo by Legaleagle86 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court of India upheld a Bangalore-based couple's right to vent their frustrations on the Bangalore Police Facebook page, reports The Times of India. The court ruled that it was a public forum and the commoner had every right to complain against the authorities. Manik Taleja and his wife Sakshi Jawa met with an accident in June last year and were taken to a police station where an officer allegedly misbehaved and threatened them. The couple took to the Bangalore traffic police's Facebook page and accused the officer of misbehaviour. Upset at the comment, the officer filed an FIR against the couple which included the charges of criminal intimidation and assault aimed at obstructing him from discharging his duty in Section 503 of the IPC. The couple approached the Karnataka High Court which refused to reject the FIR. The Supreme Court quashed the officer's FIR saying that mere expression of any word without any intention to cause alarm would not be sufficient to slap charges of criminal intimidation. It also said there was also no intention on the part of the couple to obstruct the officer from discharging his duty. "We are of the view that in the facts and circumstances of the case, it would be unjust to allow the process of the court to be continued against the appellants and consequently the order of the high court is liable to be set aside," the court…
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