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Rajasthan magistrate faces FIR for forcing dalit rape survivor to strip. Survivor's refusal due to male magistrate's demand to view injuries. Incident

The Court explained that while no offence for "outraging the modesty of a woman" under Section 354, IPC was made out, charges under Section 323, IPC for causing hurt would be attracted.

The matter, involving two cases lodged by the lawyer's wife that have now been settled, also led the Court to deprecate the practice of using children as “an instrument” to intimidate the other party in marital disputes.

The court was pronouncing a judgment on a case from 2013 where the accused had caught a womans hand and threatened to kill her. | Latest News India

A Kerala court says grabbing a womans hand and threatening without ‘lustful intent’ does not qualify as outraging her modesty.

Observing that the “investigation is at its nascent stage”, the Gauhati High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Youth Congress Chief Srinivas BV in an FIR alleging sexual harassment...

The accused allegedly started shooting a video of the woman and molested her when she objected to it. The woman telephoned the buildings security guard after the man refused to leave, the official said.

A sessions court judge had said that the law about outraging a woman’s modesty will not apply if she wears a ‘sexually provocative dress’.

A Kerala court order granting bail to Civic Chandran is sexist, misogynistic, and contrary to numerous judicial precedents.

The Kozhikode Sessions Court made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to activist and author, Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case.