As a victim, you have a right to keep your complaint and the things that happen after it private. The law guarantees that the following information is private1:
- Your identity and address
- The identity and address of the person you accused, as well as the witnesses
- Information about the conciliation (see what this means in the Glossary) or inquiry being made by the committee
- Recommendations of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee
- Action taken by the employer or District Officer
All of the above information cannot be published, communicated, or made known to the public, press, or media in any way1 . If any person who is entrusted to handle the complaint, inquiry or recommendations, makes the aforementioned information public, he will be punished in accordance with the service rules of the organization. 2
- Section 16, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.[↩]
- Section 17, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.[↩]