New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government and media houses to respond to a petition that said the law was violated by media houses and individuals who revealed the identity and other details of a woman who was raped and killed by four men in Hyderabad.Delhi HC issues notice to Central Govt, Delhi Govt and media houses to respond to plea seeking action against media portals that revealed the identity of the rape victim, in violation of sec 228A of IPC and Nipun Saxena guidelines#Rape #DisclosureofIdentityofVictim— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) December 4, 2019The petition was filed on Tuesday in the court and was heard by a bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar.The petition, filed by Delhi-based lawyer Yashdeep Chahal, said the plea aims to curb the practice of exposure of identity of the rape victims in violation of IPC sections and various Supreme Court precedents.He said there is blatant violation of Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code by individuals and media houses by publishing elaborate reports revealing the identity of the victim and the four accused in Hyderabad rape case on various online and offline portals.Also Read: Seven Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Demand the Death Penalty for RapeSection 228A of the IPC makes disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, including rape, punishable with imprisonment of a term which may extend to two years and fine.The petition, filed through advocates Chirag Madaan and Sai Krishna Kumar, also alleged that there was inaction of the state police authorities and their cyber cells to curb the constant revelation of identity of the victim and the accused persons.A 26-year-old doctor was allegedly raped and killed in Shamshabad near Hyderabad by four men on November 27 night.According to the Cyberabad Police, the four accused punctured the rear wheel of her scooter, offered to help her, dragged her to a secluded spot close to a toll plaza and raped her.The police said the victim died due to suffocation and the accused later burnt her body. The four accused were arrested and sent to judicial custody.(With PTI inputs)