The Supreme Court eventually quashed the charges against Avnish Bajaj. The court ruled that under the law at the time, a director could not be held vicariously liable for an offense committed by a company unless the statute specifically provided for it.
: This occurred during the era of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) , before WhatsApp or modern social media. The clip was messaged between students' phones and eventually leaked onto the internet. Dps Rk Puram Mms Scandal 2004
The scandal forced the Indian legal system to grapple with the complexities of the digital age for the first time. Arrests and Trials: Avnish Bajaj The Supreme Court eventually quashed the charges against
In late 2004, a graphic video involving two students from the prestigious Delhi Public School (DPS), RK Puram, began circulating online. The footage, recorded on a mobile phone, was uploaded to the auction site (now eBay India) by a user under the pseudonym "Ravi Kapoor." The clip was messaged between students' phones and
The scandal exposed the "inefficiency" of the , which was not originally equipped to handle such viral digital offenses. This led to: Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org