Sharing
of Location in Return for Bail Violates Privacy:SC - polity
News:
The
Supreme Court held that courts cannot impose bail conditions that require
accused persons to share their location on Google Maps.
What’s in the news?
- The
verdict came in an appeal filed by a Nigerian national, Frank Vitus, who
is an accused in a drugs case, challenging a Delhi High Court order of
2022, mandating him to share his Google Map location with the probe
officer as a condition for his bail.
Right to Privacy: Indian Scenario
- In 2017
the K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India judgment declared that the
right to privacy a fundamental right as part of the right to life and
liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.
- To
protect the personal data the data protection Bill has been in the works
since 2018 when a panel led by Justice B N Srikrishna had prepared a draft
version of the Bill.
Right to Privacy: Global scenario
- Article
12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 and Article
17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
1966, legally protect persons against “arbitrary interference” with
one’s privacy, family, home, correspondence, honor and reputation.
- India
signed and ratified the ICCPR in 1979, without reservation.
- Article
7 and 8 of the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2012, recognises the respect
for private and family life, home and communications.
- Article
8 mandates protection of personal data and
its collection for a specified legitimate purpose.
- The
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of
the European Union focuses on a comprehensive data
protection law for processing of personal data.