Supreme Court of India
Nipun Saxena & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, we dispose of these petitions as f ar as issues dealt with hereinabove are concerned.
Judgment, page 33
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 – s.228A – Victims of sexual offen ces – Protection of their identity – Directions issued – eld: No person can print or publish the name of the victim or discl ose any facts which can lead to the victim being identified and which should ma ke her identity known to the public at large – Copy of FIR relating to the offence of rape against women shall not be put i n the public domain – Sessions Judge/Magistrate/Special Court can for reasons to be recorded in writing and keeping in view the in terest of the victim permit the copy of the FIR to be given to some person(s) –
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Where later benches applied it
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- 2021 Ms. X v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
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- 2025 Jai Prakash v. State of Uttarakhand
Of those, 3 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned
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