Madras High CourtWP/26029/2021withdrawn dismissed

Subipriya.L v. Union Of India,

2022-03-02Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 02.03.2022 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, Chief Justice and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY --- W.P.No.26029 of 2021 --- Subipriya.L .. Petitioner Vs.

1. Union of India, Rep. by Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110 001.

2. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, Secretary, Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

3. Law Commission of India, Lok Nayak Bhavan, 'B' Wing, 2nd and 4th Floor, Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003.

.. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to amend the relevant provisions of IT and IPC Act to include non-consensual dissemination of intimate images, threatening to transmit, publish or distribute intimate images and online sexual extortion as separate punishable offence and to amend Sections 66 and 67 of the IT Act as it suffers from the vice of vagueness and ambiguity under Article 14 of the Constitution.

For petitioner : Ms.Subipriya.L - petitioner-in-person https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

(The Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) The petitioner-in-person seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition, with liberty to file fresh Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with the said liberty. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cs To

1. The Secretary, Union of India, Rep. by Home Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110 001.

2. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, Secretary, Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

3. The Law Commission of India, Lok Nayak Bhavan, 'B' Wing, 2nd and 4th Floor, Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003.

W.P.No.26029 of 2021 mg(CO) A.SK(08/03/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/