Rahul P.S. v. Inspector of Police
Rahul P.S. v. Inspector of Police
In the High Court of Kerala
B.A. 866-867/2016
Before Justice Sunil Thomas
Decided on February 17, 2016
Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving the trafficking of minor girls for sexual abuse and creating a website containing their pictures with obscene comments
Statutes and Provisions Involved
- The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66C, 67)
- The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 366A, 370(1), 120B, 212, 34)
- The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Section 13(b), 13(c), 14)
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (Section 4(1), (2), (a), (b), (c), 5(a), (b), (c), 5A(a)(b) and (c))
Relevant Facts of the Case
- The petitioners created a website depicting pornographic pictures of minors with sexual comments and circulated it among the public.
- The petitioners were also actively involved in procuring minor girls for sexual abuse. They were a part of the racket that trafficked minor girls for sexual abuse.
- The police was able to arrest the petitioners approximately three months back. Through this petition, they are seeking bail.
Opinion of the Bench
- Although the allegations are serious, the police has not completed the investigation.
- Hence, the court decided that in consideration of this, the petitioners are entitled to default bail.
Final Decision
- The bench allowed the bail application with conditions.
Julia Anna Joseph, an undergraduate student at Christ (Deemed to be University), prepared this case summary during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in January/February 2022.