The Supreme Court today asked Kerala-based YouTuber Suraj Palakaran to consider tendering unconditional apology for disclosure of identity of a child in a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act case.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the YouTuber's plea to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him over the aforesaid disclosure. Besides an apology, it further asked him to consider making some monetary donation, since he made money out of the video which led to disclosure of the victim's identity.

"Identity of the child got disclosed, we are not saying that you disclosed...so maybe inadvertently, not deliberately...we are giving benefit of doubt to you. But mistake was committed. For mistake, you can think of tendering an uncond

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