Delhi Protest | Supreme Court Orders No Coercive Action In SC/ST Case Against Woman Journalist Who Accused Delhi ACP Of Sexual Harassment
The Supreme Court of India has granted interim protection from arrest to a woman journalist accused of harassment by a Delhi Police officer. The court is also considering forming a committee to investigate broader allegations of sexual violence against women journalists covering protests.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing tensions between law enforcement and the press in India, specifically regarding the safety of women journalists and the application of the SC/ST Act.
The Supreme Court today granted interim protection to woman journalist in a case filed against her by Delhi Police's ACP Vivek Bhagat under the SC/ST Act. The case was filed after she accused the ACP of sexual harassment during the protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order in the petitions filed by journalist bodies to examine allegations of sexual violence against women journalists covering the protests.The journalist has been accused of subjecting Bhagat to “public humiliation and casteist slurs” along with her colleagues while he was discharging his duties during the protest.
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