SC asks print, electronic, social media not to publish pics of victims of sexual abuse
The Supreme Court has asked all the print, electronic and social media not to publish or display photos of victims of sexual abuse even in blurred or morphed form in any case across the country.
The apex court also warned against interviewing minor victims of sexual abuse saying it has serious mental impact. It asked the Centre to apprise it on steps proposed to be taken to prevent sexual abuse of minors in shelter homes across country.
It said that victims of child sex abuse can only be interviewed by members of National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions For Protection of Child Rights in presence of counsellors.
A bench comprising justices M B Lokur, Deepak Gupta and K M Joseph came down heavily on the Bihar government for funding the NGO which ran the shelter home in Muzaffarpur where girls were allegedly sexually abused.
It referred to the NCRB data and said 38,947 women were raped in India in 2016.
-PTC News
