Tejashwi Yadav Accuses CM Samrat of Violating POCSO Act by Revealing Identity of Jamui Victim

Patna, September 25 (Daily Kiran) : Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, has accused Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary of disclosing the identity of a minor victim in the Jamui sexual assault case. Yadav stated that revealing the identity of a victim under the POCSO Act is a serious offense. He demanded stringent punishment for the Chief Minister for this violation.

Yadav, who is also the national executive president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), shared a screenshot on social media platform X, showing CM Chaudhary standing with the victim and her family. Although the faces of those in the picture were blurred, the post was later deleted, but the screenshot quickly went viral.

This controversy arose shortly after a video surfaced on social media depicting the alleged assault and harassment of a minor girl and a teenage boy in Jamui. According to Yadav, the minor girl and her family had met with the Chief Minister at his official residence. He accused Chaudhary of violating the POCSO Act by publicly sharing the image.

Yadav emphasized the need for strict action against violations of legal protections for victims of sexual crimes. He pointed out that under Section 23 of the POCSO Act of 2012, revealing the identity of a victim through any media—print, electronic, or social—is prohibited. This includes any information that could disclose the victim’s identity, such as their name, address, photograph, school, or family details. Violators may face imprisonment of six months to one year, fines, or both.

He insisted that the Chief Minister must face severe penalties for this offense, warning that if such actions go unpunished, the POCSO Act will lose its significance.