Himachal Pradesh High Court : Photographing a Woman Doesn’t Always Constitute Stalking

The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that merely taking a woman’s photograph does not automatically amount to stalking under Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). 

The observation came while quashing a stalking case against a man accused of photographing a woman without consent.

The Court eventually allowed the plea after noting that the offence of stalking did not appear to be made out against the petitioner, and that there was no need for custodial interrogation in this case.

[Krishan Kumar Kasana v State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr.]