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Right to be Forgotten: Himachal Pradesh High Court orders masking of rape accused’s name after acquittal
The right to be forgotten and the right to be left alone are inherent aspects of the right to privacy which has been recognised as part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Court said.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed that an accused who is acquitted or honourably discharged by the process of law should not be made to carry the “sword of his being accused for all his life”.