Why HC sentenced popular YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar to six months in jail | Explained News,The Indian Express
The HC had taken suo moto cognizance of Shankar’s statement during an interview with Youtube channel Red Pix on July 22, where he claimed that the “entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption”.
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Why HC sentenced popular YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar to six months in jail
The HC had taken suo moto cognizance of Shankar’s statement during an interview with Youtube channel Red Pix on July 22, where he claimed that the “entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption”.
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New Delhi | Updated: September 16, 2022 8:15:20 pm
Savukku Shankar (Express)The Madras High Court on Thursday (September 15) found activist and YouTuber A Shankar, popularly known as ‘Savukku’ Shankar, guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment for his remarks about the higher judiciary.
The HC had taken suo moto cognizance of Shankar’s statement during an interview with Youtube channel Red Pix on July 22, where he claimed that the “entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption”.
The bench of Justice G R Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi stated, “He cannot tar the entire institution with a single brush. That would be crossing the lakshman rekha by a long shot. It is not as if the said remark accidentally tumbled out of his mouth.”
The judges said that Shankar’s statements were “scandalous” and that they “denigrate and deride the institution of judiciary.” Claiming that he did not express regret or offer any apology, the court refused to entertain his request for a suspended sentence until he files an appeal with the apex court, and directed that Shankar be immediately taken into custody and lodged in Madurai central prison.
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