Keywords – Online offence, victim, personal photos, videos .
The Kerala High Court has administered the Directors General of Police to take steps to remove online images and details of a woman who has been the victim of offenses under the immoral traffic act.
The petitioner had approached the High Court for removal of online content having her name and images spreading on social media which had resulted in ignominy and cyber attacks on her life . She also informed the court that though complained had been preferred by her to the state police chief for removal of her images, name, videos and defamatory articles online no step had been taken so far.
Taking note of the submission of the petitioner that circulation of such content on social media was violating her right to privacy, a single bench of Justice K Babu directed the director general of police and state police chief to remove the online media links pertaining to the petitioner. The court significantly observed that privacy is constitutional core of human dignity.
Written by – Drishti Pandey College – S.S. Khanna Girls Degree College, University of Allahabad, Semester – 4th an intern under legal vidhiya
