Mumbai, Oct. 27 -- The Bombay High Court has brught an end to criminal proceedings against a 20-year-old engineering student from Pune who was arrested for allegedly sharing a controversial Instagram post amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following Operation Sindoor.
In its ruling, the court emphasized that the student's conduct had to be assessed in context, taking into account her limited role in sharing the material, her decision to remove it shortly afterwards and her subsequent apology.
Justice Milind Jadhav, who presided over the single-judge bench, observed that young people should be given an opportunity to learn from their mistakes, particularly when the incident appears to be an isolated one.
The judge also noted that the...