NONE Vs. STATE OF GOA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. D. J. Pangam, learned Advocate General alongwith Mr. P. Faldessai, learned Addl. Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5, Mr. C. A. Ferreira, learned Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 and 4, Mr. G. V. Dhume, Chairperson of CWC, North Goa, who appears in person.

(2.) In the daily 'Tarun Bharat' dated 30th August, 2019, there appeared a news report of the arrest of a couple, which is alleged to have abandoned their new born, third male child under the caption [1].

(3.) The news report included a photograph, in which Mr. Kapil Nayak, Police Inspector, Mapusa Police Station ( Respondent No.3) and Mr. Amin Naik, Police Sub Inspector, Mapusa Police Station ( Respondent No.4), appeared prominently, alongwith other police officials, out of which at least four are in full police regalia (uniform). These police officials are seen standing in the photograph and the accused mother, is seen kneeling down before them. The names of the mother, alongwith the police officials appear quite prominently in the photograph published alongwith the news report. The police officials, including in particular the Respondent Nos.3 and 4, are seen posing alongwith the mother, as if they are displaying some "trophy". The photograph clearly conjures images of some erstwhile Maharajas or hunters posing with their trophy after a hunt. The photograph of the father also appears separately alongwith the news report.