Husband uploads wife’s intimate video on Facebook

The Allahabad High Court has firmly declined to dismiss criminal charges against a man accused of sharing an intimate video of himself and his wife on Facebook, stating that marriage does not give a husband control over his wife’s privacy.

Justice Vinod Diwakar, presiding over the case, underscored that the act constitutes a serious breach of marital trust and violates the wife’s inherent right to confidentiality and bodily autonomy. The Court stressed that the sanctity of marriage demands mutual respect, trust, and protection of personal boundaries.

“Marriage does not confer ownership over one’s spouse, nor does it weaken her autonomy or right to privacy,” Justice Diwakar remarked, adding that a wife is not an extension of her husband but an individual with her own rights, dignity, and agency.

The accused sought quashing of the case filed in Mirzapur under Section 67 of the IT Act, arguing that being the husband, no offence stood and a compromise was possible. He also claimed no solid proof linked him to uploading the video.

However, the prosecution highlighted that the husband allegedly recorded the intimate act without consent, shared it online, and circulated it among villagers and relatives, making the allegations grave and sensitive.

The Court held that the material on record did not suggest any malicious intent by the wife in filing the case and thus refused to quash proceedings.

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