Autocomplete suggested the phrase.
Intention is still a human question.
Someone sends a threat text. Later: “the phone typed it.” Predictive text can complete a sentence. It does not choose the target, press send, or carry the mental element the offence still asks for. Courts look at who composed, who sent, and whether the words were adopted — not at the keyboard’s suggestions as a substitute for mens rea.
The phone may suggest.
The mind still decides.
Educational note. This Insight is for awareness relating to cyber law and digital procedure. It is not legal advice and does not create an advocate–client relationship. Series: Digital disputes, as Indian courts actually see them.