Which Section of Indian IT Act was invalidated by Supreme Court of India ?

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ASection - 66A

BSection - 66B

CSection - 66C

DSection - 66D

Answer:

Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 was struck down by the Supreme Court of India in 2015.
The Court held that it violated the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
This landmark judgment came in the case Shreya Singhal v. Union of India.

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