Madras High Court has given big relief to a young man facing allegations of sexual harassment. The court has canceled the ongoing sexual harassment proceedings under section 354A of the IPC. During this, Madras High Court commented that hugging and kissing is a natural thing between a young man and a girl in love. According to a report by Live Law, while hearing the case, Justice Anand Venkatesh said, for an offense to be committed under Section 354-A-(1) (i) of the IPC, it is necessary for the man to make physical contact.
What was the matter?
He said that in adolescence, hugging or kissing is a natural thing between two people who are in a love affair. This is not a crime of any kind. Actually a person named Santhanganesh had filed a petition in the court. In this petition, she demanded cancellation of the FIR lodged against her by the All Women Police Station. Santhanganesh was accused that the petitioner along with the complainant called him to a place on 13 November 2022. After this, there was a conversation between the two that day and then the petitioner hugged and kissed the complainant.
The court said – no need to prosecute the case
When the complainant informed his parents about this incident. After this, when the petitioner was asked to marry her, she was refused. After this, a case was registered in this matter on behalf of the complainant. The court, giving relief to the petitioner Santhanganesh in this case, canceled the case. The court said that even if the allegations made are accepted as true, no such crime is a case against the petitioner. Justice Anand Venkatesh said that there is no need to do anything legal.
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