The Supreme Court recently asked the State of Rajasthan to take appropriate steps under Section 72(Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023(BNS), after it was informed that the identities of the victims, their names, along with the court's proceedings, have been published on YouTube channels by the petitioner, who is accused under Section 69(Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc) BNS.

As per Section 69 BNS, if a person, by deceitful means or by making a promise to marry a woman without the intention to fulfil it, has sexual intercourse with her, the offence does not amount to rape but is punishable with a term that may exceed 10 years imprisonment. Section 72 says revealing the identity of the victim in sexual offences

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