Aumkareshwar Thakur (26) will be prosecuted under section 196 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which pertains to prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.
The Indore police on Sunday said their Delhi counterparts have not shared any information with them about the arrest of a 26-year-old man, believed to be the creator of 'Sulli Deals' app, from Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
The court at this stage cannot ignore the peculiar facts of the case which reflect upon the severity and gravity of the alleged acts of the accused, it said.
Harassment of Muslim women in India through social media apps such as "Sulli Deals" must be condemned and prosecuted as soon as they occur, a UN Special Rapporteur has said.
The bench, which said it would not stay any probe in these FIRs, issued notice on the plea and posted it for hearing after three weeks.
Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for "auction" on the mobile application with photographs sourced without permission and doctored.
The father of a 26-year-old man, believed to be the creator of the 'Sulli Deals' app and arrested by the Delhi police from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, claimed on Sunday that his son was being framed in the case.
The Delhi police stated Thakur had deleted the contents of his laptop, and his laptop and phones along with those of Niraj Bishnoi, the creator of the 'Bulli Bai' app and arrested earlier by the Delhi police from Assam, have been sent to the National Forensic Science Lab to ascertain their contents and access details.
'The reason why we have reached such depths is because of the breakdown of the rule of law, and not the political atmosphere.' 'Yes, the political atmosphere has aggravated the situation.'
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