PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteMadras HC: Police Must Serve State, Not Ruling Party
The Madras High Court emphasized police impartiality and political speech protections while granting anticipatory bail to DMK councillor D Sudha, accused of remarks against CM C Joseph Vijay. Justice N Ramesh stated political criticism should not be criminalized as a public-order offence simply for being offensive. He also questioned police accountability in detaining MIDS professor A Kalaiyarasan over a fake social media account, asserting police must serve the State, not the ruling party.
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