The Supreme Court on Friday suspended a six-month sentence imposed by the Madras High Court on YouTuber Savukku Shankar for contempt of court.
He was held guilty of criminal contempt for claiming on YouTube channel Redpix that ‘the entire judiciary is riddled with corruption.’
The top court asked him to not make any videos or comments about the proceedings before the High Court, Live Law reported.
Earlier, the Madras HC division bench refused to suspend the sentence, following which the YouTuber was taken to Madurai jail.
Savukku Shankar argued his case himself before the High Court. He did not deny the statement but said that his interview and articles taken as a whole would indicate that he has respect for the judiciary but wants its improvement by getting rid of the corrupt elements, Live Law reported.
