India, April 6 -- In late March, the Supreme Court - for the second time in recent weeks - had an occasion to deal with important issues around the freedom of speech and expression. As is often the case, the origins of the matter were innocuous: In this event, a poem recited at a wedding function by the Rajya Sabha MP, Imran Pratapgarhi. The poem, in essence, was addressed to society's rulers, and vowed to meet injustice with sacrifice, tears, and love. When the poem was uploaded to YouTube, certain individuals lodged a police complaint, and the police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Pratapgarhi, under various sections of the criminal law. These sections pertained to spreading enmity between sections of the society, hurting religious sentiments, and undermining the integrity of the nation....