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Topic 062 · Law, Judiciary & Landmark Judgments

Doxxing: a gap in Indian law

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: After the Jantar Mantar paper-leak protest (20 June to 25 July 2026), an online campaign doxxed young women participants.
  2. Methods: Photographs were altered with AI tools and circulated with phone numbers and home addresses.
  3. Complaints: The Internet Freedom Foundation issued a statement on 1 August 2026 and filed complaints on 4 August 2026.
  4. Key Term: Doxxing is publishing private identifying details so strangers can find and harass a person.
  5. Case Data: Six FIRs were registered on 29 July 2026 against a 15-year-old protester; none against those who doxxed her.
  6. Stakeholders: The National Commission for Women and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights received the complaints.
  7. India Link: Protester Shradha Singh, 23, got rape and murder threats after her number plate exposed her address.
  8. Venue: The protest took place at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
  9. Founded: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code; stalking in section 78 was IPC section 354D.
  10. Landmark: Puttaswamy (24 August 2017) recognised informational privacy; Shreya Singhal (24 March 2015) struck down IT Act section 66A.
  11. Statute: BNS section 78 covers stalking only by 'any man' of 'a woman'; section 79 insults modesty; section 351 punishes criminal intimidation.
  12. Doctrine: Informational privacy is a person's control over facts about herself; no Indian law names doxxing as an offence.
Question 1 of 10

After the Jantar Mantar paper-leak protest, an online campaign doxxed whom?

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Answer: (A) Young women participants

Core Trigger: After the Jantar Mantar paper-leak protest (20 June to 25 July 2026), an online campaign doxxed young women participants.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 1

Question 2 of 10

How were participants' photographs altered before circulation with phone numbers and addresses?

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Answer: (D) With AI tools

Methods: Photographs were altered with AI tools and circulated with phone numbers and home addresses.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which body issued a statement on 1 August 2026 and filed complaints on 4 August 2026?

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Answer: (B) Internet Freedom Foundation

Complaints: The Internet Freedom Foundation issued a statement on 1 August 2026 and filed complaints on 4 August 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Doxxing means what?

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Answer: (C) Publishing private details to enable harassment

Key Term: Doxxing is publishing private identifying details so strangers can find and harass a person.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Six FIRs were registered on 29 July 2026 against a 15-year-old protester. 2. FIRs were also registered against those who doxxed her.

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Answer: (D) Only 1

Case Data: Six FIRs were registered on 29 July 2026 against a 15-year-old protester; none against those who doxxed her.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Besides the National Commission for Women, which commission received the complaints?

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Answer: (D) National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Stakeholders: The National Commission for Women and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights received the complaints.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where did the June-July 2026 paper-leak protest, whose women participants were later doxxed, take place?

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Answer: (A) Jantar Mantar, New Delhi

Venue: The protest took place at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 8

Question 8 of 10

BNS section 78 on stalking corresponds to which IPC section?

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Answer: (A) 354D

Founded: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code; stalking in section 78 was IPC section 354D.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which judgment of 24 August 2017 recognised informational privacy?

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Answer: (B) Puttaswamy

Landmark: Puttaswamy (24 August 2017) recognised informational privacy; Shreya Singhal (24 March 2015) struck down IT Act section 66A.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. BNS section 78 covers stalking by any person of any person. 2. BNS section 351 punishes criminal intimidation.

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Answer: (D) Only 2

Statute: BNS section 78 covers stalking only by 'any man' of 'a woman'; section 79 insults modesty; section 351 punishes criminal intimidation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 062, point 11

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