New Delhi: The Delhi High Court rejected an order on Thursday to stop the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary “To Kill a Tiger,” which is about a 13-year-old girl who was raped by gang members. The court noted that the documentary has been available for streaming on the OTT platform since March 10.
However, a bench made up of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela and Acting Chief Justice Manmohan issued a notice in the petition filed by Tulir Charitable Trust and set October 8 as the next hearing date. “According to respondent number 5’s counsel (Netflix), the documentary was released on March 10. As a result, the court concluded in the order that no ad interim order was required at this time.
The Trust claimed that the film revealed the identity of the minor and filed a petition with Netflix and the documentary’s director, Nisha Pahuja, for violating the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POSCO).
The petition claimed that the minor’s consent was not only invalidated but also subject to conditions because the documentary’s director began shooting when the subject was still a minor and didn’t ask for her permission until 3.5 years after the subject turned 18.
Netflix’s legal representative argued that the victim was not a minor when the documentary was released and that the OTT platform took her parents’ permission when it was filming. The attorney went on to say that since the documentary’s March 10, 2024, release, the trust has been aware of it.
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