Facebook defamation case: Cops to pay Rs 10,000

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 each on two police officers for invoking a provision struck down by the Supreme Court, to harass a techie over her alleged Facebook post against then Home Minister MB Patil.

Quashing the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Sharada DR, a resident of KR Puram, Justice P S Dinesh Kumar directed M Somanna, assistant sub-inspector attached to Sriramapura police station, and Ravi Patil, an inspector now attached to Central Crime Branch, to pay the cost to the court Registrar, in an order dated January 2, 2020.