3 acquitted in Pocso identity disclosure case
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As per the case, between Jan 25 and 31 in 2021, the accused published screenshots from a video in two weekly newspapers and a YouTube channel, showing the minor victim, her mother, and their residential locality. This purportedly violated Section 228-A of the IPC, which prohibits revealing the identities of sexual offence victims, and Section 23 of the Pocso Act, 2012. One accused also faced criminal intimidation charges.
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