Kerala High Court acquits Jomon of Kumily in 2007 rape and murder case, overturning death sentence.

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Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

Ruling comes while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same organisation

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The court reasoned that sexually suggestive comments amounts to harassment under Section 354A of the IPC. It also added that repeated, unwanted calls, messages, or emails are considered offenses under Section 120 of the Kerala Police Act

News18 India

Mukesh Ambani

Calling A Woman's Body 'Fine' Is Sexual Harassment: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that comments on a woman’s body structure are sexually coloured remarks, constituting the offence of sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code.

India Today

Living Media

Comment on woman's body shape also sexual harassment rules Kerala High Court

The court dismissed the plea of the accused to quash the case filed under sections related to sexual harassment for making remarks about a colleague's physical beauty and sending sexually suggestive messages on the phone.

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M. P. Veerendra Kumar

Kerala

Commenting on ‘good body structure’ is also sexual harassment, rules Kerala High Court

The court observed this while turning down a petition to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of sexually harassing a colleague.

Scroll India

Commenting on woman’s body structure constitutes sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute a penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) employee’s plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same organisation. The woman had alleged that the accused used vulgar lang…

The Siasat Daily

Commenting on woman's body structure amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala HC

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has affirmed that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” qualifies as a sexually coloured remark, which can constitute a penal offense under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Kerala Police Act.  The verdict, delivered by Justice A. Badharudeen, came in response to a plea from a former Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) employee who sought to quash the sexual harassment case filed against him b…

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Venod Sharma

Kerala High Court Rules Comment On Woman’s Body Structure As Sexual Harassment

Famous Indian YouTuber Mithilesh Backpacker shared a shocking incident of harassment his Russian wife, Lisa, faced at the City Palace in Udaipur. While filming a vlog with Lisa and their two-year-old son, Mithilesh recorded a man making an offensive remark, “6,000 INR.” (often used as a sexual slur against Russian women.) Also Read – Viral […] The post Viral: Famous YouTuber’s Wife Sexually Harassed appeared first on M9.news.

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Viral: Famous YouTuber's Wife Sexually Harassed

The Court was dealing with a case where a man had remarked that a woman's body structure was 'fine'.

Bar & Bench

Passing comments on woman's "body structure" is sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has said that commenting on a woman's anatomy is a sexually motivated comment, which will fall under the category of a punishable offence under sexual harassment. Justice A. Badruddin gave this verdict while dismissing the petition of a former employee of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in this regard. In the petition, the accused had requested to cancel the sexual harassment case filed against him by a female employe…

केरल हाईकोर्ट ने कहा है कि किसी महिला की शारीरिक संरचना पर टिप्पणी यौन दृष्टि से प्रेरित टिप्पणी है, जो यौन उत्पीड़न के तहत दंडनीय अपराध की श्रेणी में आएगी. जस्टिस ए. बदरुद्दीन ने इस संबंध में केरल राज्य विद्युत बोर्ड (KSEB) के एक पूर्व कर्मचारी की याचिका को खारिज करते हुए यह फैसला सुनाया. याचिका में आरोपी ने उसी संगठन की एक महिला कर्मचारी की ओर से उसके खिलाफ दायर यौन उत्पीड़न के मामले को रद्द करने का अनुरोध किया था. महिला ने आरोप लगाया था कि आर…

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