(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, if the
investigation authority thinks that the disclosure of the identity of a
person who is a victim or witness of any particular offence may be
prejudicial to the social prestige or honor of such person or witness
or may result in undue fear, terror or fright by the accused or other
party or be prejudicial to his or her body or life, the authority may
make a request to the court, through the government attorney, that
the name, surname, address of such person or witness or the name of
his or her father or any other description which may disclose his or
her identity be kept secret.
(2) If a request is made pursuant to sub-section (1), the
court may order that the name, surname and address of such victim
or witness and his or her father's name or his or her identity be kept
secret.
(3) In disclosing the name, surname, address of the person
or his or her father's name having been kept secret pursuant to subsection
(1) at the time of hearing of the concerned case or publishing
details pertaining thereto, such disclosure shall be made under fake
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name, surname, address or father's name, pursuant to the order of the
court.