Jammu & Kashmir High Court orders police, medical professionals to ensure rape victim's identity not revealed

The Court directed police, forensic laboratories and medical professionals to ensure that in rape and POCSO cases, only the victim's parentage is recorded and not the full name or address of the victim.
Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently directed its registry to immediately redact the name of the prosecutrix/victim from identified pages and any additional pages flagged by the prosecution in a criminal case (Fazil Saleem Bhat V/s Union Territory Th. P/S Ram Munshi Bagh)

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