Kolkata Rape Murder Case: The Supreme Court is currently in action mode on the incident of brutality against a female doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital., The picture of the rape victim is going viral on social media, which the Supreme Court has declared wrong,
In this case, the Supreme Court has asked to remove the photo of the victim from all social media platforms with immediate effect., It is noteworthy that legally the identity of a rape victim can be revealed only with her consent., This is the reason why 2012 Instead of using the real name of the Delhi gangrape victim, she was called ,Nirbhaya, Was said, In such a situation, the question arises that if someone shares the picture of a rape victim on social media, what punishment does he get?, Let us know,
What is the punishment for sharing the picture of a rape victim on social media,
Tweet sharing a picture of a rape victim,Post juvenile justice laws2015 is in violation of the provision of, It clearly states that no such information, including family details, should be published in the media which may lead to identification of any minor victim,
Let us tell you about juvenile justice ,Child protection and care, Act2015 separate of crimes in,There is a different classification, According to this act,serious crime, means an offence for which punishment is given under any law 3-7 imprisonment for a period of years, Those crimes are classified as heinous crimes for which the minimum punishment under any law is 7 imprisonment for a term of one year or more, There is a provision for the Board to dispose of both petty crimes and serious crimes by following the trial procedure in cases under the Code of Criminal Procedure., There is another category of crime, the minimum sentence for which 7 years or no minimum sentence is prescribed, but the maximum punishment 7 could be a year or more,
what did the supreme court say,
While hearing the petition, the Supreme Court said that the way media organizations are revealing the name and identity of the victim who was brutally raped at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, he is completely wrong, Along with this, it was said that this is also against the provision given in the Supreme Court’s decision because the identity of the rape victim cannot be revealed.,
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