Supreme Court Notice on Police Social Media PIL

The India — Supreme Court of India issued notices to the India — India, all states, Union Territories, and social media platforms Meta Platforms and X Corp. on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bhupendrabhai Patel. The PIL seeks to prevent police organizations from posting content that reveals the identities of accused individuals or depicts them in a dehumanizing manner, such as images of handcuffing, beating, or dragging. The court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, also sought responses from the India — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The petition requests states to frame guidelines for police social media use and demands that Meta and X establish policies and mechanisms for prompt removal of such content upon user reporting.