New Delhi, July 15 -- The Delhi High Court has ruled that spreading radical ideology through digital platforms, including social media, can attract punishment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

A bench comprising Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that Section 18 of the UAPA is broad in scope and applies not only to physical acts but also to any online activity that incites or prepares for a terrorist act.

The Court observed that digital dissemination of extremist content is sufficient to invoke liability under this provision.

The ruling came while the Court was hearing a plea filed by Arsalan Feroze Ahenger, an alleged overground worker of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front...