Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2806 depicted in the said content. This content may or may not be taken with the consent of the individual involved, however, its dissemination is largely meant to be non-consensual and comes under the larger umbrella of cyberharassment. Such distribution, more colloquially known by the term “revenge porn”, causes psychological damage to the victim and subjects them to social ostracization and humiliation that can seriously impact the mental health of the victim. This Court will, however, refrain from using the term “revenge porn” as it is merely a subset of NCII and NCII encompasses a larger number of scenarios in which such content may be distributed. The individual whose images are shared without their consent are perceived by the public to be deserving of the violation of their privacy and bodily integrity. Further, the same level of gravity that is attached to a crime like molestation/sexual harassment is not assigned to NCII abuse as the public in general finds it difficult to conceptualize its negative impact on account of the fact that the victim’s physical person remains unharmed. However, what such conceptualization tends to ignore is that victims of NCII abuse face significant life disruptions, such as loss of job, being turned away by their families, etc, which in turn radically affects their mental health. In a 2013, a self-selected study conducted by the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative on Nonconsensual Pornography (NCP), it was found that 93% of NCII abuse victims suffer significant social distress, 51% experience suicidal thoughts, and 82% experience social or occupational impairment. 14. With an increasing number of cases of NCII abuse in a simultaneously advancing digital community as well as keeping in mind that we are currently living in the digital age where accessibility to internet is becoming easier which is in turn leading to diverse and new forms of violence being perpetuated, this Court deems it necessary to conduct the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR Signing Date:26.04.2023 17:19:50 W.P.(CRL) 1505/2021 Page 14 of 88