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The court was sanctioning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in the AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal attack case He made the above remarks while on bail.
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said: “If we pass an order in favor of someone…the other party will cheat the judge.”
The Supreme Court on Monday slammed social media trolls, describing their behavior as “extremely atrocious”. The Supreme Court has acknowledged that even the country's highest judicial court is not immune to online trolls. “If we pass an order in favor of someone… the other party will deceive the judge,” Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said.
“The trolling on social media is really brutal and affects everyone. Judges are also being attacked,” he added.
The court made the remarks while granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in the attack case against AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Kumar was arrested on May 18 for allegedly assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at the chief minister's house.
During the hearing, Maliwal's lawyer noted that his client had been subjected to malicious attacks on social media, saying: “In this case, the criminal activity did not end on May 13… From that point on, There has been constant trolling and victim shaming. I have to file a complaint… The petitioner's friends are constantly trolling – on X, via email, on other social media platforms… everywhere.
“Unfortunately, a large proportion of irresponsible people have entered these platforms. They are completely insensitive (and) do not know their responsibilities. They only think about some so-called rights and will continue to attack all institutions… They must ignored,” the Supreme Court said.
Senior lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kumar, stressed that his client cannot be held responsible for the actions of others and that he “does not own X or other platforms”.
Kumar was granted bail by the Supreme Court earlier in the day on the condition that he should not resume his duties as Delhi chief minister or a political office related to the chief minister's office. The Supreme Court also directed that Kumar should not enter the chief minister's official residence until all witnesses are examined.
