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FIR likely against Rahul Gandhi for revealing rape survivor’s identity | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: A BJP leader approached the court on Tuesday to register an FIR against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi for disclosing the identity of a rape victim by clicking photographs with the mother of the minor girl in Delhi recently and posting it on social media. The court will hear the matter on Wednesday.
The petitioner said Gandhi took a photo with the mother of the 9-year-old rape victim in Delhi recently and violated the secrecy of the identity of the victim. He also sought action against Twitter Communication India Pvt Ltd, which carried the photo. BJP state secretary Jitendra Gothwal in his petition said he had approached the Ashok Nagar police to file an FIR against the Congress leader on August 5 but the police refused to do so. Now he was left with no other option than approaching the court.
The petition has been filed under Section 190 (1) CrPC, 228 (a) of the IPC (disclosure of identity) , Section 23 Pocso Act (No person shall make any report or present comments on any child from any form of media or studio or photographic facilities without having complete and authentic information, which may have the effect of lowering his reputation or infringing upon his privacy) and Section 67 (a) of the IT Act (carrying sexually explicit material). The petitioner said Rahul Gandhi, to derive political advantage, posted a photo with the mother of the victim on Twitter on August 4 and thereby violated the non-disclosure of the identity provision.
He said under Pocso Act, media or social media could not publish anything that discloses the identity of the rape victim. The petitioner sought a direction form the court under Section 156 (3), directing the Ashok Nagar police, as the BJP office comes under its jurisdiction, to file an FIR.
The petitioner said Gandhi took a photo with the mother of the 9-year-old rape victim in Delhi recently and violated the secrecy of the identity of the victim. He also sought action against Twitter Communication India Pvt Ltd, which carried the photo. BJP state secretary Jitendra Gothwal in his petition said he had approached the Ashok Nagar police to file an FIR against the Congress leader on August 5 but the police refused to do so. Now he was left with no other option than approaching the court.
The petition has been filed under Section 190 (1) CrPC, 228 (a) of the IPC (disclosure of identity) , Section 23 Pocso Act (No person shall make any report or present comments on any child from any form of media or studio or photographic facilities without having complete and authentic information, which may have the effect of lowering his reputation or infringing upon his privacy) and Section 67 (a) of the IT Act (carrying sexually explicit material). The petitioner said Rahul Gandhi, to derive political advantage, posted a photo with the mother of the victim on Twitter on August 4 and thereby violated the non-disclosure of the identity provision.
He said under Pocso Act, media or social media could not publish anything that discloses the identity of the rape victim. The petitioner sought a direction form the court under Section 156 (3), directing the Ashok Nagar police, as the BJP office comes under its jurisdiction, to file an FIR.
