In a democracy, We have the right to criticise anyone
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Even the Judiciary and the Legislature are not exempt from fair criticism. That is what the freedom of speech and expression, as enshrined in the Constitution, is all about
Calcutta High Court
In the course of judgment, the Court also added that,
In fact, it is criticism which helps in good governance and keeps a leash on public functionaries, providing a touchstone for the Executive to test the worth of their public endeavours.
Baseless investigations are void ab initio
The Court made the observations while hearing a plea to brought by Calcutta-based journalist, Sanmay Banerjee, who was arrested on various charges including forgery, defamation and insult to breach peace, apart from allied charges under the Information Technology Act, 2000.