The Karnataka High Court rejected a petition from Digant B.K., who filmed inappropriate videos of women on Namma Metro trains and shared them on social media. The court criticized his actions, questioning his character for committing such acts. Digant sought to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him by Banashankari police in 2025 for recording and sharing videos on an Instagram account named “Bengaluru Metro Chicks.”
The High Court bench, led by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, denied the petition and expressed strong disapproval of the accused’s behavior. The court condemned Digant for recording and uploading obscene videos of women on Instagram, emphasizing that such actions undermine women’s safety and dignity. It highlighted that serious offenses like these should not be dismissed on technicalities, emphasizing the importance of morality and safety over legal technicalities.
The court questioned the morality of filming women without consent in a lewd manner and sharing such content online, asserting that such actions constitute criminal behavior. Despite the defense’s argument that no individual victim had filed a complaint and the police had registered the case suo motu, the bench emphasized that grave matters like these cannot be overlooked based solely on technicalities. The court stressed the need to halt such defenses and upheld the decision to dismiss the petition.
The accused, Digant B.K., was arrested by Banashankari police in May 2025 after allegedly posting at least 14 videos on Instagram. His account had garnered over 6,000 followers on Instagram and more than 1,000 subscribers on Telegram. Digant faces charges under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, with the case currently under review by an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Bengaluru.
