Supreme Court, Divison Bench,  Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh leh Justice Manmohan te chuan ni 2, December 2025 (Thawhlehni) a thutlukna an siam tak,  Tuhin Kumar Biswas vs. The State of West Bengal thubuaiah chuan, hmeichhia chu a phalna tel lova thla laksak emaw, video laksak emaw ni mah se,  mi mal thil a ti lai (private act) a nih loh  chuan Section 354C IPC hnuaiah voyeurism a nih loh  thu an sawi.

Division Bench Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh leh Justice Manmohan te chuan hmeichhe pakhat, in leh lo buai chhunga luh a tum avanga mipa pakhatin a video a laksak avanga thubuai a neih tak chungchangah thla laksaktu mipa chu a chhuah zalen a, he thubuai hi a titawp ta a ni.

Eng nge ‘Voyeurism’ chu ?

Ṭawngkam tluang pangngai chuan ‘Voyeurism’ chu mi dangte saruak emaw, mipat-hmeichhiatna lama an inhnamhnawih lai emaw, mipat-hmeichhiatna lama intihhlimna atana lo hman ve hi a ni. Voyeurism hi Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 Section 354C hnuaiah leh Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 Section 77-ah te kan hmu a. IPC leh BNS hnuaiah hian voyeurism chungchanga dan kalha chetna a awm dawn chuan hengte hi thil thlen laia awm ngei ngei turte an ni:

• A thlirtu emaw, thla laksaktu emaw, theh darhtu emaw chu mipa a ni tur a ni.

• Mipain a thlir emaw, thla a laksak emaw, a theh darh emaw chu hmeichhia a ni tur a ni.

• Hmeichhia chu mipain a thlir emaw, thla a laksak emaw, a theh darh emaw chu mi mal thil a ti lai a ni tur a ni.

• Mi mal thil a tih laiin a huam chu - inthiarna a hman lai, vantlang hmaa tih ngai loh mipat-hmeichhiatna lampanga inhnamhnawih lai, kekawrte chauh a hak lai, a hnute lan lai, a serh emaw, a mawng lan lai.

• Heng mi mal thil a tih lai hian a thlirtu emaw, a thla laksaktu emaw, a theh darhtu emaw hian an hmuh a ring tur a ni lo.

•  Chutianga mipain hmeichhia a thlir emaw, thla a laksak chu hmeichhe phalna tel lovin a ni tur a ni.

• A tuartu hmeichhia chuan a thla laksak turin phalna a pe a; mahse, theh darh tura phalna a pek loh chuan, a theh darhna chu voyeurism a ni ang.

Hengte hi a awm loh chuan IPC leh BNS hnuaiah chuan mipain voyeurism pawikhawihna a nei lo a ni.

A hremnate:

Hemi chungchangah hian dan kalhin mipa a che a nih chuan hetiang hian hrem theih a ni-

1. Thiam loh chantir a nih vawi khatnaah chuan kum khat aia tlem lo lung in tan a ni a. Mahse, lung in tan hun chhung hi kum thum thleng pawh sei theih a ni. Pawisa chawitir theih a ni bawk.

2. Thiam loh chantir vawi hnihna emaw, a hnuah emaw chuan, kum thum aia tlem lo lung in tantir theih a ni a. Mahse, kum 7 thleng lungin tan hun chhung hi pawh sei  theih a ni. Pawisa chawitir theih a ni bawk.

Supreme Court chuan, mipa pakhatin, in leh lo inchuh lai meka luh tum hmeichhe pakhat thla a laksak vang ringawta voyeurism anga puh a nih chu police leh trial court-te thiam loh niin an sawi. He thutlukna an siam lai hian Bench chuan, voyeurism chungchanga mipa laka chargesheet theh luh leh charge siamah police leh trial court-te chu an fimkhur lehzual tur a ni; bik takin, dan kalha chetna a awm ngei a ni tih rinhlelh theihna tur lian a awm a nih loh phei chuan, tiin Bench chuan an sawi. Hetianga rinhlelhna lian tak awm lo chunga thubuai kalpui a ni hian rorelna dik thlenna tur a tih ṭhuanawp ṭhin thu an sawi a. Hei bakah hian Judge-te, court staff leh prosecutor-te chuan an hun hlu tak, thubuai khirhkhan leh pawimawh zawk an ngaihtuahna tur hun a tibuai ṭhin a ni, an ti.

Tuhin Kumar Biswas vs. The State of West Bengal chungchang:

He thubuai hi Salt Lake, Kolkata-a chenna in pakhat chungchanga unau pahnih inkara hun rei tak chhung buaina awm avanga appeal (thutlukna khin letna) a ni a. He thubuai a rinhlelh, Tuhin Kumar Biswas hi, he thubuaia chenna in neitu pahnih zinga pakhat zawk fapa a ni. He thubuai hi kum 2018 aṭanga inṭan a ni a, pawikhawihna thlentua an puh hian a unaupa lakah civil suit a theh lut a. Civil Court chuan ni 29, November 2018 khan an unau pahnih chuan joint possession (neitu nihna intawm) tur leh third-party rights (an unau pahnih ni lo mi dang neitu nihna chanvo pek) siam lo turin a hriattir a. He thupek hi criminal thubuai theh luttu,  Mamta Agarwal-in March 2020-a he thubuaia chhenna in a tlawh lai khan a la ding reng a ni.

Pawikhawihtua puh putea thupek angin thubuai theh luttu hian FIR chu a theh lut a. Dik lo taka a khuahkhirh thu te, a tihṭhaih thu te, a thlalak leh video te chu a phalna tel lova a laksak thu te chu a sawi a ni. August 16, 2020 khan thubuai theh luttuin he a thusawi hi a dik ngei a ni tih a sawi duh lo chungin police-te chuan IPC Section 341 (wrongful restraint), 354C (voyeurism) and 506 (criminal intimidation) hnuaiah chargesheet an theh lut a ni. Trial court leh Calcutta High Court ten an chhuah zalen duh loh hnu chuan pawikhawihtua puh hian Supreme Court hnenah a thlen leh a ni.

Thiam Chantirna/Chhuah Zalen (Discharge) chungchanga Supreme Court thusawi:

Supreme Court chuan thiam chantirna (discharge) chungchanga dan siam chu a tarlang a. Prosecution-in finfiahna a neih chu pawikhawihtuin thil a tisual  ngei a ni tih rinhlelhna nasa tak a awm chauhvin case chu thubuai ngaihtuah (trial) tura kalpui theih a nih thu a sawi a. Bench chuan, he stage-a court-te hian case ṭha tawk lote chu trial-a a luh loh nan filter (thlifimtu) angin an thawk tih a sawifiah.

Hemi hnu hian court chuan FIR leh chargesheet-ah hian voyeurism  a awm leh awm loh a enfiah a. Voyeurism hi hmeichhiain mi mal thil a tih lai en emaw, thla laksak emaw, a inphelh ruah lai emaw, bathroom a hman lai emaw, mipat-hmeichhiatna hman emaw a nih thu a sawi. Court chuan he thubuaiah hian chutianga mi mal thil ti lai engmah an puhnaah a awm lo tih anm hmu a.Hengte avang hian Court chuan criminal thubuaia FIR theh luh hi chhungkaw inkara intihbuaina aṭanga lo chhuak niin a hmu a. Supreme Court chuan pawikhawihtua puh hi a chhuah zalen ta a ni.