PRJ-LIVE-MH-2004-SUHASKATTI | Stalking

PRJ-LIVE-MH-2004-SUHASKATTIStalkingCLOSED CONVICTED✓ Conviction

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Incident: 2004-01-01(approx.)

IPC Sections: 509, 506

Victims: 1

Data confidence:93%

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Timeline · 4 events

2004-06-01~FIR FILEDMilestone90%
Mumbai woman files complaint that her ex-colleague Suhas Katti posted obscene messages about her on Yahoo groups and sent vulgar text messages after she refused to marry him. FIR filed under IT Act Sec 67 and IPC 509.
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2004-06-05~ARREST MADE88%
Suhas Katti arrested by Mumbai Cyber Crime Cell within days of complaint: setting record response time for cybercrime investigation in India.
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2004-11-05VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone95%
MM Court (JMFC), Mumbai convicts Suhas Katti under IT Act Sec 67 (publishing obscene material electronically) and IPC 509: India's first conviction under IT Act Sec 67. Case resolved in 7 months.
Court: Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Mumbai
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2004-11-30~CASE CLOSEDMilestone90%
Katti sentenced to 1 year RI and Rs. 500 fine under IT Act; 3 months for IPC 509. Case set precedent for fast cyber-harassment prosecution; cited by MHA cybercrime guidelines 2015.
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Key Milestones

◆2004-06-01FIR FILED
◆2004-11-05VERDICT PRONOUNCED
◆2004-11-30CASE CLOSED

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