Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 1192 · Decided 11 December 2018
Nipun Saxena & ANR. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 1192 · [2018] 14 S.C.R. 755
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 565/2012
- Decided
- 11 December 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 228A, 228A(2)(c); CrPC Section 327(2); Constitution Article 142; POCSO Act Section 23, 24, 25, 33, 37, 23(2), 23(4); Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.228A - Victims of sexual offences - Protection of their identity - Directions issued - Held: No person can print or publish the name of the victim or disclose any facts which can lead to the victim being identified and which should make her relating to the offence of rape against women shall not be put in the public domain - Sessions Judge/Magistrate/Special Court can for reasons to be recorded in writing and keeping in view the interest of the victim permit the copy of the FIR to be given to some person(s) - Authorities
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