R. v. Coban

Khilansha MukhijaCase Summary

Request for a publication ban to hide the accused's identity in an online sextortion trial

R. v. Coban 2022 BCSC 94 In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Docket X078463 Before Justice Devlin Decided on January 20, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Request for a publication ban to hide the accused’s identity in an online … Read More

Abhiram v. State of Kerala

Manvi MittalCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving watching and downloading of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

Abhiram v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 1584/2023 Before Justice A. Badharudeen Decided on March 31, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Bail application in a case involving watching and downloading of child sexual abuse material … Read More

X v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Writ petition in a case involving the distribution of non-consensual sexually explicit photos and videos of the petitioner

X v. Union of India In the High Court of Delhi WP (Crl.) 1505/2021 and Crl. M.A. 12645/2021 and 811/2022 Before Justice Subramonium Prasad Decided on April 26, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Writ petition in a case involving the … Read More

Detecting CSAM: Through Hashing and Intermediaries

The Cyber Blog IndiaLaw

Detecting CSAM, Hashing, and Intermediaries

Governments across the globe frequently claim child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and potential terrorist activity as justifications to support backdoors in encryption-based services. Big tech companies continue to face pressure while offering end-to-end encrypted services. Is the roll-out of on-device … Read More

A. v. Sub Inspector of Police

Pragya AgrawalCase Summary

Bail application filed by a child in conflict with the law in a case involving rape of a minor victim, recording of the act, and sharing of videos on social media

A. v. Sub Inspector of Police In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 7027/2018 Before Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. Decided on October 30, 2018 Relevancy of the Case: Bail application filed by a child in conflict with the law in … Read More

Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

A public interest litigation filed for addressing the problem of inter-state child trafficking, child labour, and child sexual abuse in circuses

Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors (2011) 5 SCC 1 In the Supreme Court W.P. (C) 51/2006 Before Justice Dr Dalveer Bhandari and Justice A.K. Patnaik Decided on April 18, 2011 Relevancy of the case: A public interest … Read More

Harman v. State of Haryana

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving rape of a minor, recording the act, and extortion on the pretext of deleting the video

Harman v. State of Haryana In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana CRM-M 25180/2018 Before Justice H.S. Madaan Decided on October 12, 2018 Relevancy of the Case: Bail application in a case involving rape of a minor, recording the … Read More

Vijay Bahadur v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving recording of videos through hidden cameras in girls' washrooms of a school

Vijay Bahadur v. Union of India (2019) 5 All LJ 513 In the High Court of Allahabad Habeas Corpus WP 4040/2018 Before Justice R.S. Ram (Maurya) and Justice Rajiv Gupta Decided on May 29, 2019 Relevance of the Case: Bail … Read More