WhatsApp Group Admin Not Liable For Criminal Action For Objectionable Message by a Member, Rules Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court ruled on Wednesday that the Admin of a WhatsApp group cannot be held vicariously liable if a member of the group posts objectionable content in the group.  This, according to Justice Kauser Edappagath, is because vicarious liability in criminal law can only be imposed when a statute requires it.  The Court

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