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Mumbai: HC nixes FIR filed against man for clicking pic of written complaint
Updated On: 07 January, 2023 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Says taking photos, shooting clips at police stations doesn`t come within Official Secrets Act ambit
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Zeeshan Siddique and Advocate Anees Shaikh
The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against a 33-year-old man Zeeshan Siddique under Section 3 (spying) of the Official Secrets Act for allegedly taking photographs of a written complaint filed against him at the Mira Road police station in April 2022. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice R N Laddha in their order stated that police stations are supposed to be places where people can walk in freely to lodge their complaints and FIRs to redress the injustice done to them.
"Taking photos and videos certainly does not come under the ambit of the Official Secrets Act," the order stated. In the order, the court stated that invocation of Section 3 of the Act can have drastic consequences on the person against whom it is invoked, impacting their reputation and career. "It cannot be lightly invoked, to jeopardise someone`s life and career. The law cannot be misused or abused and must not be used as a tool for harassing or tormenting a person," the order read.
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