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Prayagraj, May 27 (HS). Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over the increasing cases of collecting and circulating pornographic videos of women. The court has considered it a serious threat to the society. Justice Ajay Bhanot's bench made this remark while refusing to grant bail to the accused of raping and making pornographic videos of the victim.
The court also said that the poor quality of investigation of IT-related crimes and cyber crimes is becoming a major flaw in the functioning of the investigation. The court also refused to grant bail to Mange alias Ravindra. The petitioner has been booked in Bulandshahr under sections 376D, 506 IPC and section 5G/6 of the POCSO Act. He has been in jail since November 2023.
Noting that the applicant is accused of committing rape and making pornographic video of the victim, the Court, emphasizing the gravity of the crime, refused to grant bail to the applicant at this stage and dismissed the bail application. However, in the interest of justice and considering the nature of the crime, the Court directed the trial court to complete the trial expeditiously within one year. The Court said that the trial court should also be mindful of the rights of the accused. The court should take all immediate necessary steps to ensure the presence of witnesses.
The court also directed that the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bulandshahr should file an affidavit before the trial court on the prescribed date regarding the status of execution of warrant-summons issued by the trial court. The court further directed that if the police officers fail to execute the warrant or other measures then the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bulandshahr should state the reasons in the affidavit and show the steps taken to execute the warrant.
The Court also observed that delay in executing warrants and consequent absence of witnesses is one of the major causes of delay in criminal trials and should be effectively addressed by all stakeholders. The Court also directed the trial court to examine whether the judgments of this Court in Bhanwar Singh alias Karamveer v. State of Uttar Pradesh as well as the directions issued in compliance thereof by the Director General of Police, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Home Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh have been implemented and take appropriate action in accordance with law.