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Instigation on Social Media before the Incident of Violence
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Social Media as a Propaganda Tool and Incitement Platform
Multiple sources highlight that social media platforms have been used to incite violence, spread false propaganda, and promote communal hatred. For instance, Mark Thangmang Haokip @ Mark T Haokip VS State of Manipur - Manipur states that social media posts were instrumental in establishing a separate Kuki nation, inciting communal violence, and creating instability. Similarly, Madan Mohan Joshi vs State of Uttarakhand and others - Uttarakhand describes how false claims about cow meat on social media led to mob instigation and violence, with the petitioner actively promoting such narratives. -
Incendiary Posts Triggering Violence
Several cases link social media posts directly to violent incidents. Lal Mohd. VS State of U. P. - Supreme Court reports that incendiary social media posts triggered mob violence, with individuals hurling abuses and issuing death threats. AMRITASHVA KAMAL VS JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY - Delhi notes that the petitioner’s actions and instigation on social media contributed to violent outbreaks during protests, with media coverage amplifying the severity. -
Legal and Judicial Recognition of Social Media's Role
Courts have acknowledged the influence of social media in inciting violence. AMISH DEVGAN VS UNION OF INDIA - Supreme Court discusses threats received via social media platforms, leading to FIRs and legal actions. Abhinav Mohan Delkar VS State of Maharashtra - Supreme Court emphasizes that continuous harassment and incitement via social media can constitute abetment to violence, with courts examining the intent and direct link between social media activity and violent acts. -
Efforts to Curb Violent Content
There are petitions and judicial directions aimed at removing violent content from social media platforms. Tehseen S. Poonawalla VS Union of India - Supreme Court mentions a petitioner seeking removal of violent contents uploaded by groups, highlighting concerns over social media’s role in fostering hate crimes and lynching. -
Political and Ideological Incitement
Some sources, like Kumar Vishwas VS State Of Punjab - Punjab and Haryana, point to social media and media interviews being used to incite violence during elections, with allegations of political motivation behind inflammatory statements.
Analysis and Conclusion
Social media has emerged as a significant catalyst in instigating violence by spreading incendiary content, false information, and communal hatred. Courts recognize its potential to provoke mob violence and have taken measures to address such incitement, including FIRs and directions for content removal. The evidence underscores that social media posts can contribute to a climate of hostility, making regulation and accountability vital in preventing violence.
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2022 0 Supreme(Manipur) 209 • India - Manipur
M. V. MURALIDARAN
to establish a separate Kuki nation, leading to communal hatred and violence. ... to establish a separate Kuki nation and incite communal hatred and violence. ... The court referred to various incriminating articles, website materials, and social media posts as evidence of the petitioner's intention ... The petitioner is using social media platform as propaganda to achieve the goal to create instability, communal hatred, animosity, inciting violence, false propaganda ....
2025 5 Supreme 744 • India - Supreme Court
VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Court - Whole incident appears to have been triggered by incendiary social media post made by a person tending to defile religious ... 2(b) and 2(c) - Constitution of India - Article 226 - Allegation of inciting mob violence - FIR - Allegation of inciting mob violence ... activities beyond this single incident, thereby failing to establish sustained criminal enterprise that UP Gangsters Act is designed ... They reportedly hurled abuses, issued death threats, and vanda....
2020 0 Supreme(SC) 697 • India - Supreme Court
A.M.KHANWILKAR, SANJIV KHANNA
Sector-20, Uttar Pradesh, and submitted links to threats received through social media platforms - Whether an act, which amounts ... as per writ petition, claims that post telecast he was abused and given death threats on his phone, Twitter, Facebook and other social ... media platforms - Fearing for his life and limb, petitioner had filed FIR No. dated at P.S. ... These insidious effects pose serious threats to social cohesion rather than merely projecting immediate threats to #HL_STA....
2022 0 Supreme(P&H) 682 • India - Punjab and Haryana
ANOOP CHITKARA
The complaint alleged that the interview incited violence against the Aam Adami Party (AAP) supporters during the Vidhan Sabha elections ... Issues: The issues revolved around the alleged incitement of violence through the petitioner's interview, the political motivation ... Procedure, 1973 - Sections 153, 153A, 505, 505(2), 116, 143, 147, 323, 341, 120B of IPC and 125 of the Representation of Peoples Act ... Arvind Kejriwal, with certain nefarious and anti-social elements. ... , and vengeful violence,....
• India - Delhi High Court
SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, RAJNISH BHATNAGAR
and material support leading to violence. ... cumulative witness statements and evidences from charge-sheets filed - Court's findings on multiple conspiratorial meetings, aggressive instigation ... (A) National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 - Section 21(4) - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 - Section 43-D(5) - Bail ... Counsel vehemently argues that the Appellant was not in North East Delhi between 22.02.2020 - 25.02.2020 and is neither visible in any CCTV footage nor has any witness (public or police) made an....
2018 6 Supreme 551 • India - Supreme Court
DIPAK MISRA, A. M. KHANWILKAR, D. Y. CHANDRACHUD
; and further to issue a writ or direction to remove the violent contents from the social media uploaded and hosted by the said groups ... ... The petitioner, a social activist, has preferred this writ petition ... (a) Administration of justice – Rule of law – Mob violence and lynching – Hate crimes – Intolerance arising out of a dogmatic mindset ... violent contents from the social media uploaded and hosted by the said groups. ... We may say without any fear of contradiction that lyn....
2025 6 Supreme 557 • India - Supreme Court
B. R. GAVAI, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
to clearly find that suicide was direct consequence of such continuous harassment, last proximate incident having finally driven ... itself result in finding a positive instigation constituting abetment – Mens rea cannot be gleaned merely by what goes on in mind ... intention of accused and whether he intended by his action to at least possibly drive the victim to suicide, is the sure test – Social ... Instigation is to goad, urge forward, provoke, incite or encourage to do “an act”. To satisfy the requ....
2007 0 Supreme(Del) 2650 • India - Delhi
S.RAVINDRA BHAT
Jawaharlal Nehru University Act, 1966 ... ... ... Dhanda submitted that the incident and the events which unfolded were at the instigation of the Petitioner and in fact fanned by him. If he had not visited the Campus, the guilty persons would not have been stirred into acting as they did. ... ... ( 4 ) THE severity of violence was such that it drew considerable attention of Print as well as Electronic Media next morning. ... All these people are also found guilty of harassing Saurabh Kamal on ....
• India - Delhi High Court
SURESH KUMAR KAIT
19) ... ... (C) Evidence and Material - Petitioner’s presence in peaceful protests does not establish direct connection to violence ... read with Section 34 of the PDPP Act, in respect of an alleged incident on 25.02.2020. ... She is, admittedly, key member of "Pinjratod" group and said group continuously running sustained media campaign against the investigating agency on social media and other news portals to obfuscate and discrete the process of law instituted against her. ... The....
2025 Supreme(Online)(UK) 3222 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Sri G. Narendar, CJ, Sri Subhash Upadhyay, J
The petitioner claims he attempted to avert mob violence. ... It is further stated that the petitioner was instrumental in instigating the mob through his false and unverified claims about the buffalo meat being cow meat and that a community was indulging in cow- slaughter; that the petitioner also went live with his social media face-book handle and; that the ... contend that the petitioner received information about the illegal transportation of cow- meat; that he immediately informed the police and the forest officers at 09:05 A.M. and....
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