Pictures, video or recordings
WellWisher
(Querist) 21 March 2014
This query is : Resolved
Hi,
I Have few queries:
(1) Can someone take pictures (immmovable/movable property)/video or record voice of anyone without owners/their consent ?
(2) Can individual send these pictures (immovable/movable property) via email to anyone without consent from owner of their property ? what options owner has in case this is illegal ?
(3) Can recorded voice/video's (without concent) be shown/heared to parties involved in dispute without a criminal case ?
(4) Can anyone involved in those voice/video sue owner of voice/video if they are not shared via email/online ?
None of these are obsene in nature.
Thanks for your quick response.
Thanks
ajay sethi
(Expert) 21 March 2014
1)no you cant do so it would be invasion of privacy .
2)in case voice is recorded / video taken owner can take legal proceedings against said individual .
3)recorded conversation cannot be played in parties without owner consent .
the Delhi High Court in a recently reported decision [Aniruddha Bahal v. State, (2010) 172 DLT 269] has declared that "it is built-in duties that every citizen must strive for a corruption free society and must expose the corruption whenever it comes to his or her knowledge and try to remove corruption at all levels more so at higher levels of management of the State".
Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra of the Delhi High Court, quashing the criminal charges for having "conducted a sting operation to expose the practice prevalent amongst some of the Members of Parliament of taking money for asking question in the ParliamentThe question that arises in these petitions is whether a citizen of this country has a right to conduct such sting operation to expose the corruption by using agent provocateurs and to bring to the knowledge of common man, corruption at high strata of society.
7. The Constitution [Part-IVA] lays down certain fundamental duties for the citizens of this country and Article 51A(b) provides that it is the duty of every citizen of India to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom. I consider that one of the noble ideals of our national struggle for freedom was to have an independent and corruption free India. The other duties assigned to the citizen by the Constitution is to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India and I consider that sovereignty, unity and integrity of this country cannot be protected and safeguarded if the corruption is not removed from this country. Another duty of every citizen is to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so. I consider that a country cannot be defended only by taking a gun and going to border at the time of war. The country is to be defended day in and day out by being vigil and alert to the needs and requirements of the country and to bring forth the corruption at higher level. The duty under Article 51A(h) is to develop a spirit of inquiry and reforms. The duty of a citizen under Article 51A(j) is to strive towards excellence in all spheres so that the national constantly rises to higher level of endeavour and achievements I consider that it is built-in duties that every citizen must strive for a corruption free society and must expose the corruption whenever it comes to his or her knowledge and try to remove corruption at all levels more so at higher levels of management of the State.
