Most of those arrested under IT Act between 18 and 30, shows data

The IT Act has been the subject of heated discussion on a variety of issues, including the liability of big technology firms

In 2012, a law student, Shreya Singhal, filed a public interest petition seeking an amendment to the Information Technology Act (Section 66A) after two girls — Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Shrinivasan — were arrested in Palghar of Maharashtra’s Thane district. While one posted a comment against the shutdown in Mumbai following Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s death, the other ‘liked’ it.

In the wake of numerous complaints of harassment and arrests, the apex court on May 16, 2013, issued an advisory that a person accused of posting objectionable comments on social networking sites cannot be arrested without permission from senior officers