The Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code was inserted into the Indian Penal Code 1860 by the Criminal Law amendment Act 1983 by the Parliament of India to prevent social victimization or ostracism of the victim of a sexual offence.
[2] The law provides for up to two years imprisonment with or without fine for those who reveal the identity of victims of sexual abuse in public.
The law has been amended subsequently to add more sections of the Indian Penal Code under its purview.
[1] The criminal Law Amendment, 1983 was enacted by the Parliament of India as a consequence of Mathura rape case which happened in 1972.
[4] Provision related to anonymity of victims of sexual crime has been retained in the updated criminal code.