Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2806
(Amicus Curiae) with Ms. Tanima
Gaur, Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Ms.
Manyaa Chandok, Ms. Vidhi
Udayshankar, Advocates
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
JUDGMENT
1.
The instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India, 1950, read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ―Cr.P.C.‖) seeking, in a nutshell, the
blocking of certain sites exhibiting intimate images of the Petitioner herein,
and for registration of a First Information Report (FIR) arising out of the
complaint dated 03.08.2021 made by the Petitioner to Lajpat Nagar Police
Station, New Delhi.
GENESIS OF THE MATTER
2.
At the outset, this Court deems it appropriate to refer to the Petitioner
as “Mrs. X” in consonance with the directions rendered by the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in Nipun Saxena v. Union of India, (2019) 2 SCC 703,
whereby it was observed that in a patriarchal society like India,
survivors/victims of sexual violence of any nature are forced to undergo
ostracization for no fault of their own. Therefore, to prevent hostile
discrimination or harassment of the survivor/victim in the future, this Court
believes it to be prudent to refer to the Petitioner herein as “Mrs. X”.
3.
Having stated the above, the facts, in brief, leading to the instant
petition are stated as under:
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR
Signing Date:26.04.2023
17:19:50
W.P.(CRL) 1505/2021
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