Section 114A can be both sword, shield.

Byline: Sharanjit Singh

NO FEARS: Senior criminal lawyer Ranjit Singh Dhillon had gone on YouTube to question the Bar Council's impartiality and professionalism in its reaction to the Bersih 3.0 rally. He now sticks his neck out to soothe fears over the controversial Section 114A of the Evidence Act. Ranjit tells Sharanjit Singh why detractors of the legislation need not fall over themselves thinking that the authorities would use it to go on a witch-hunt against the innocent.

Question: What is the justification of having a law which in some people's mind would cause hardship to those caught up in a case of Internet or IT (information technology) abuse? Answer: Those …