Rule 3(1)(b) and a dog cone.

"King Charles has been cheered up by some of the 7,000 cards of support sent to him during his cancer treatment, including those taking a humorous view. They included a card with a picture of a dog wearing a protective cone saying: 'At least you don't have to wear a cone'." "According to palace aides, despite the health concerns there has been 'frequent laughter', with the dog particularly amusing to the King." BBC. Can anyone even imagine one of our fellows laughing at a dog joke? The reaction will be ferocious with cases of criminal defamation filed in courts. "Government is set to issue Google a notice after the firm's AI platform Gemini threw up unsubstantiated allegations in response to a query on PM Modi. Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar took a serious view of the matter after it was flagged by a user on X. 'These are direct violations of Rule 3(1)(b) of Intermediary Rules (IT rules) of IT act and violations of several provisons of the criminal code," he posted on X." TOI. In India, "Defamation is an offence under both the civil and criminal law." "Under the Criminal law, Defamation is bailable, non-cognizable offence and compoundable offence." "The Indian Penal Code punishes the offence with a simple imprisonment up to two years, or with fine, or both." Legal Service. "In India, criminal defamation was introduced by Lord Macaulay in 1837, which was later codified in 1860. The primary reason for criminalising the act of defamation in India was to protect the interests of British Raj." Mondaq. The 22nd Law Commission apparently undertook an extensive study of the law of defamation and "Having considered the above in- depth, the Commission recommends that criminal defamation be retained within the scheme of criminal laws in the country." pib,gov.in. If anyone questioned Albert Einstein's knowledge of physics he would have laughed, but a person pontificating with no certified knowledge would consider it a criminal defamation. "Any criticism of Modi and his government, however innocuous it may be, is not tolerated. Raids, threats, press censorship, surveillance , and arrests are the order of the day. Central investigative agencies are unleashed at random on political opponents." The Diplomat. The Central Railway Zone has spent a total of Rs 12.5 million for installing selfie booths with life-size 3D models of Mr Modi at a cost of Rs 625,000 each and Rs 4 million for cheaper 'temporary' selfie booths at Rs 125,000 each. The Wire. Such has been the intensity of deification of Mr Modi that his followers are called 'Bhakts' (disciples) (DH) who accept every word of his as gospel truth. The "Ministry of Culture, Government of India curated an exhibition on 'Bharat: The Mother of Democracy'." pib,gov.in. Democracy is not an exhibition. It is a political system in which there is no Shehenshah or Alamgir. A system without Rule 3(1)(b). Ask King Charles.