First conviction in cyber pornography case: RTI activist gets 6 year in jail

Puri: In what is being touted as the first conviction in a ‘cyber pornography’ case in Odisha, RTI Activist Jayanta Das has been awarded 6-year jail term and asked to pay Rs 9,000 fine by Puri SDJM Court for defaming a lady on internet in 2012.

The accused has been convicted for sending obscene messages to a lady, defaming and causing mental harassment by putting up her personal details and information on a pornographic website.

The crime branch had earlier arrested Das on September 18, 2012 basing on the complaint filed by the victim same year in July.

The accused Jayanta Das had uploaded all the personal information of the victim in a bid to take revenge from her husband based in Puri.

Crime branch officials said that Das had posted the mobile number, address and private information of the victim on desihunt.com website.

Being a pornographic and wife swapping website, the victim received calls from various persons asking more details about her.

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Initially, the victim’s husband had lodged a case with Puri police who had failed to make any headway. Later, the crime branch took the case in August 2012 and the accused was arrested following a detailed investigation.

The accused was arrested under section 292, 465, 469, 500 of the Indian Penal Code and 66(C) and 67 (a) of the Information Technology Act.

Senior Crime Branch officials informed that Jayanta Das was involved in a six criminal cases including attempt to murder and illegal use of fire arms.

“During the course of trial the prosecution produced 13 witnessess including scientists of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata; while 55 documents were also exhibited,” said Special Director General of Police (Crime Branch) BK Sharma.