‘Filing Indecent Photos Invades Her Privacy’ Guidelines Issued to Protect Sexual Offence Victim’s Identity in Court Filings: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has taken serious note of the growing practice of filing obscene photographs, private videos and social media material in court records during sexual offence cases, which often results in disclosure of the identity of prosecutrix or survivors. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that such practices amount to a direct attack on the dignity, privacy and constitutional rights of women protected under Article 21 of the Constitution…