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Public Social Media Photos Cannot Be Used to Create Obscene Content Without Consent: Karnataka High Court

04 Nov 2026 3 min read
Public Social Media Photos Cannot Be Used to Create Obscene Content Without Consent: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a criminal petition filed by five men seeking to quash criminal proceedings over the alleged circulation of an obscene video using a woman's photograph and Instagram identity. The petition was filed by Dheeraj G Kunder, Shravan, Roshan, Sohan and Ajith @ Gunapal Poonja in Criminal Petition No. 16549 of 2025. The case arose from a complaint lodged by a woman who was working as…

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