Question : DISCLOSURE OF IDENTITY

(a) whether the Indian Penal Code prohibits the disclosure of identity or name of a rape victim;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether in the wake of the gang rape incident in Delhi in December, 2012, some organizations have raised the demand that the names of the victim should be made public; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a): Yes Madam.

(b): Extract of section 228A of the Indian Penal Code is enclosed as Annexure.

(c): No Madam.

(d): Does not arise.