According to reports, the female student involved was later sent abroad to continue her studies, while the male student also faced significant personal fallout.
The scandal took an even darker, more complex turn when the video was commercialized. A user listed the digital video clip for sale on , which was India’s largest online auction portal at the time and a subsidiary of the global e-commerce giant eBay Inc. .
The video was subsequently circulated and sold, eventually appearing on the internet auction site Baazee.com (which was owned by eBay Inc.) for approximately 150 rupees (roughly $3 USD at the time), according to reports from the LA Times . Dps Rk Puram Mms Scandal 2004
: In the landmark Avnish Bajaj vs. State case, the Delhi High Court held that because the platform's automated systems failed to feature filters to catch obvious filters or stop payment processing for the content, strict criminal liability could be imputed to the corporation. However, it clarified that corporate directors could not be held automatically vicariously liable under the IPC unless specific statutory provisions allowed it.
In November 2004, a 17-year-old male student of Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram, used his smartphone to record a sexually explicit act with his 16- or 17-year-old female classmate on the school premises. The grainy, 2-minute-and-37-second video showed the girl topless, performing oral sex on the boy, seemingly without her knowledge. At the time, both students were in Class XI. The video was then shared using Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), the primary technology of the era for sharing video and audio content between mobile phones. According to reports, the female student involved was
The video was filmed by the male student, Hemant Chugh, reportedly without the female student's full knowledge or consent. The Distribution:
A found-footage horror film that combined supernatural elements with the premise of a hidden camera recording an intimate getaway. State case, the Delhi High Court held that
Disclaimer: This article is based on historical, publicly reported information from 2004–2005. The names of the students involved were withheld due to legal protections regarding minors. Share public link
The scandal involved two Class XI students from the prestigious , a school typically attended by the children of India's elite.
: Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, was jailed for permitting the sale of obscene material on his platform. This led to a landmark legal battle— Avnish Bajaj vs. State —which debated the liability of website owners for user-generated content.
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