“Name of the victim of sexual offence shall not be mentioned.” It was held in which of the following…

In S. Ramakrishna v State (2008), the Supreme Court observed that the name of the victim of a sexual offence should not be mentioned, even in judgments of the Supreme Court and the High Courts, so as to protect her identity. IPC section 228A also makes it an offence to disclose the identity of such a victim, subject to limited exceptions. The other cases listed are not concerned with this point.

Current law: BNS section 72 now prohibits disclosure of identity in specified sexual offences, with defined exceptions. Section 73 separately addresses publication of proceedings without permission; judicial anonymity remains important. Historical offences remain subject to the IPC savings in BNS section 358.