The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the police and other authorities in the Capital to expeditiously decide on a plea seeking the creation of a database of individuals who have filed multiple complaints of sexual offences.
A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the petitioner had already submitted a representation to the Delhi police and other authorities concerned.
Responding to the petitioner’s request for a judicial direction to create and maintain such a database, the court said that the matter falls within the domain of the authorities, adding, “They know better how policing is to be done.”
“Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issues raised, the petition is disposed of with the direction to the authorities to take an informed decision on the petitioner’s representation with expedition,” the court noted.
The petition was filed by Shonee Kapoor, represented by advocate Shashi Ranjan Kumar Singh, seeking a directive to the government and the Delhi police to maintain a record at each police district headquarters of complainants who have filed more than one allegation of rape or sexual offences. The plea also called for the mandatory collection of identity proof, preferably Aadhaar, from such complainants.
The petition alleged rampant misuse of rape laws by some complainants.
Published – August 07, 2025 01:23 am IST
