Overview
- The Director‑General of Police issued Standing Order 1061 dated Monday, June 15, 2026, and it has been circulated to all units for immediate compliance.
- The order requires police stations to register an FIR or a Zero FIR without delay in cases of leaked private photos or videos, including revenge porn, sextortion and online blackmail.
- It clarifies that consent to be photographed or recorded is not consent to publish or share that material and police may not use prior consent to deny or delay a complaint.
- Officers are instructed to invoke Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections 66E, 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act while preserving digital evidence and coordinating forensic work.
- The directive mandates immediate takedown notices to platforms, protections for victims’ identities and female‑led interviews where possible, and warns that delays or moral policing may trigger disciplinary action, a step that could raise reporting but will depend on local implementation.