VASUDEV COLLEGE OF LAW. “Moot Court, Pre Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial Proceedings” Problem 2022 Nasreen Shah Versus Union of India The Petitioner herein, Ms Nasreen Shah, like crores of other citizens of this Country is a user of the internet and of social networking sites such as Friendsbook. The Petitioner is an author and social activist who posted a comment and cartoon on 20t June 2012 on a social networking site, namely friendsbook. The post was related to a prominent political leader of a national party, National people’s Party (NPP). In wake of the comments and picture posted by the Petitioner concerning the leader of NPP, the Party activists of NPP, the Party activists of NPP filed an FIR on 21% of July 2012 against the Petitioner in the city of Udaygiri, Maharashtra. ‘The FIR was filed under section 66A of the information Technology Act (IT Act), 2000 which provides for a congnizable offence. Taking cognizance of the FIR the police arrested the petitioner and later releases her on bail pm 25th July 2012. In another incident, two Air India employees, were arrested by the Police in Maharashtra under Inter alia Sec. 66A of the IT Act, for putting up a content of Friendsbook against a trade union leader and some politicians and were held on custody for 12 days. Agerieved by the action of the police against the petitioner and other similar incident, the Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by way of a Publig-Interest Litigation (PIL) on 7h August 2012 seeking the Section 66A of the IT Act and certain provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 as unconstitutional, as voilative of fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution. area wer sith ST, oral ye are vitery RR 8s FAM BP siiey ese ga ret re Gh anftoat SBM eet} aA ary aah HI ae Thera acai ass eae A wraeah 8) arernat me Aven ate ermftn éoes Ol the IT Act and certain provisions of BY (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 as lative of funde: the Information Technol unconstitutional, as voil: Constitution. ‘mental right guaranteed under the OTE Is woot offer wt, orarays we wid sitet sree ere war afters ew eft a awe ee ot aftaat & ga te} wast ora aTRet A ae era Acai as sheqel A saeirwat 81 afteract yw caw sie arate ‘ordoat &, REA 20 YA 2012 St yw whee AealeT Uge Wega Ww ye feat ok orgs Une fra orl ae one ww asia al, Aare Hye arf (Totoro) ve wae wore Aer a wear om) afeereat arr wrist & ers ay H the a ag Rafe sik cele } agar, wa Sore ordeal F 21 Gers 2012 wr airarat B Rerore seatMR, weresy A ve wera aot exh wg Yer srettrat afftiar @rgodio sifftfrar), 2000 a ant-esy @ ced wretat aot at ag ot up visa amma oT mae @1 gfere A mrePRet or Hey SS ey afterent a fresare ae fer site are 8 25 Gag 2012 Twa TAF we Ret ax far! we ora cea 4 we os afar tar ok ge worst S rare sage Ht anurans Urntt set & fey ory eat S wre Year weirs of @godio aff), 2000, H arr 6s yd ced Fens a gferat arr wR esa > @ aferRal at Areva fear ar oie oe are fea feet HT TAT! aftiareal oi at Re A ora ea S fears yfere BH ores S a, uiftereat 3 area & efter & orgeds 32S Tet 7 areT 2012 HI WH TART anfest (Gosrgoyso) & aren Garr wee Ey adurt Re after car aH & fered Ted Ua Yaa wetfray afar (ifoeto BFF), 2000, a urI-sey 4 whehra) yer (rereer feer—Prée) Prat 2011 @T oniderhta etfta ot S wet 7 anfter crew a ag 81