Mishi Choudhary, Founder of SFLC.in, spoke with Medianama on “Public Mischief Clause” under section BNS section 353 and free speech.
Explaining the broad scope of Section 353, “It seems Section 66A [of the IT Act]’s spirit has found a new home in Section 353 of the BNS,”. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), criminalised sending false or offensive information on the internet.
Read the whole piece here: https://www.medianama.com/2025/06/223-section-353-bns-public-mischief-online/
What Can Be Called ‘Public Mischief’ Online? Why Section 353 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Raises Free Speech Fears
