SC Dismisses PIL On Deepfakes Targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • While the SC acknowledged that it is a “serious issue”, the bench pointed out that several such cases are already being heard by the HC
  • The PIL urged the SC to set up a court-appointed expert panel for drafting a legal framework to tackle the issue of deepfakes
  • Colonel Qureshi, an officer in the Indian Army, was a part of the team that regularly addressed the media during Operation Sindoor