CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD · Of sexual offences
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a Court with respect to an offence referred to in section 72 without the previous permission of such Court shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.—The printing or publication of the judgment of any High Court or the Supreme Court does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section.
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 73 | 228A (3) |
1 question in 6 of our papers cite Section 73. Try these from the free papers:
1. Consider the following statements with reference to Sections 72 and 73 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: 1. Printing the name of a rape victim by, or with the written authorisation of, the victim herself is not an offence under Section 72(1). 2. Where the victim is dead, her next of kin may authorise any newspaper in writing to publish her name. 3. Printing or publishing the judgment of a High Court or of the Supreme Court in such a case does not amount to an offence under Section 73. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?