Pardafas Reporter
The High Court Dipayal, Rajpur has sentenced a two-month jail term and penalty of Rs 20 to a person for posting cast-malicious content on social media targeting Mayor of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolis, Nripa Bahadur Wad.
The High Court issued the verdict sentencing Om Prakash Pandey of Boradandi, Kailali with the jail-term and penalty for making caste-discriminatory expression through social media.
A divisional bench of High Court Dipayal's Acting Chief Judge and Judge Sagar Bista issued the verdict, shared Information Officer of High Court Dipayal Rajpur, Nara Bahadur Negi.
A complaint was lodged against Pandey for putting malicious content against Dhangadi Mayor Wad on social media. At the moment, four persons including Patiram Sob had lodged a complaint against Pandey for the latter's malicious expression.
Responding to a petition, the Kailali District Court on 15 December 2020 had penalized Pandey with Rs 500. Reversing the district court verdict, the high court had sentenced Pandey with a two month jail term and penalty of Rs 20.
