Someone Shared My Private Photos Without Consent — What Are My Rights?
This is a serious criminal offence, not just a platform violation — treat it that way from the start.
Capturing or circulating images of someone in a private moment without their consent is a named offence under BNS Section 77 (voyeurism), which explicitly covers both capturing and disseminating such images. Sharing intimate images can also fall under the IT Act's provisions on transmitting obscene material and violating bodily privacy.
Report immediately to cybercrime.gov.in (which has a dedicated, faster-track category for this kind of content) and to the platform hosting it — most major platforms have expedited removal processes for non-consensual intimate imagery specifically.
You do not need to prove who originally leaked the images to get content taken down or to file a police complaint against whoever is actively circulating it — every re-share is itself part of the offence.
Voyeurism — covers both capturing and disseminating such images without consent
Punishes violation of privacy through capturing/publishing images of a person's private area or moment
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