'Removal From Service Cannot Become A Ground For Filing Sexual Assault Complaint': Karnataka HC Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Post Master
2 years, 1 month ago

'Removal From Service Cannot Become A Ground For Filing Sexual Assault Complaint': Karnataka HC Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Post Master

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed a sexual harassment case against a post master, who was booked by the police on a complaint filed by a temporary Group-D employee in 2018.A single judge bench of Justice K. Natarajan allowed the petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings registered for offences punishable under Section 354 read with 34 of IPC.The bench said, "Merely the. The Karnataka High Court has quashed a sexual harassment case against a post master, who was booked by the police on a complaint filed by a temporary Group-D employee in 2018. A single judge bench of Justice K. Natarajan allowed the petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings registered for offences punishable under Section 354 read with 34 of IPC. The bench said, "Merely the Officer, in-charge of the Post Office removed the employee from the service, that itself cannot be a ground for filing a complaint and dragging them to Court on the allegation of sexual assault on the victim."

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Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court
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2 days, 2 hours ago

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

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by Justice A. Badharudeen came while dismissing a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee's plea to quash the sexual harassment case against him filed by a woman staffer of the same …

Comment on woman's body shape also sexual harassment rules Kerala High Court
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2 days, 11 hours ago

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

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” qualifies as a sexually coloured remark and constitutes the penal offence of sexual harassment. Justice A Badharudeen delivered the judgment while rejecting a plea by a former Kerala State Electricity Board employee to quash a sexual harassment case filed against him by a woman colleague. Seeking …

Karnataka DSP arrested, suspended after viral video shows alleged sexual harassment
6 days, 1 hour ago

Karnataka DSP arrested, suspended after viral video shows alleged sexual harassment

Hindustan Times  

A Deputy Superintendent of Police was arrested and suspended after a video, which allegedly showed him sexually harassing a woman who approached him with a complaint, went viral on social media, police said on Friday. In the purported video, the senior police officer can be seen misbehaving with the woman and acting inappropriately. According to police, the alleged incident occurred …

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has upheld the decision to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a faculty member against Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, vice chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata. The local complaints committee dismissed the complaint against the vice chancellor in March this year The bench of justices Harish Tandon and Prasenjit …

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner
2 weeks, 4 days ago

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner

Live Law  

While hearing a habeas corpus petition wherein a woman had claimed that her female partner had been detained by her parents, the Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding the right of women to cohabit together said that the detenue was major and her family cannot restrain her from taking her own life decisions. The division bench of Justice R. Raghunandan …

'False Complaint' : Karnataka High Court Stays Sexual Assault Case Filed By Man Against Malayalam Director Ranjith
4 weeks, 2 days ago

'False Complaint' : Karnataka High Court Stays Sexual Assault Case Filed By Man Against Malayalam Director Ranjith

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the investigation in a sexual harassment case filed by a man against Malayalam film director Ranjith, after noting that the allegations seemed prima facie false. Though the complainant alleged that he was sexually assaulted at the Taj Hotel near Bangalore airport in 2012, the said hotel started functioning only in 2016, the Court noted. …

Karnataka Congress Expels Leader Over Sexual Harassment Case
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka Congress Expels Leader Over Sexual Harassment Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leader B. Gurappa Naidu, who has been booked for alleged sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman, was on Saturday expelled from the primary membership of the party for a period of six years. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, disciplinary action committee Chairman K Rahaman Khan announced Naidu's expulsion from the party through a press …

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor

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While staying further proceedings in a POCSO Act case registered against a 52-year-old woman on a complaint by the parents of a minor boy, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday orally said that considering the case was against a woman it would have to lay down whether the law is gender neutral or not. Senior Advocate Hashmath Pasha appearing for …

Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by former JD MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault, in connection with a fourth case registered against him. The cases of sexual abuse came to light after pen drives containing explicit videos allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna were reportedly circulated in Hassan, ahead …

Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by former JD MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault, in connection with a fourth case registered against him. The cases of sexual abuse came to light after pen drives containing explicit videos allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna were reportedly circulated in Hassan, …

Appellate Authority Under POSH Act Can Stay Final Report Of Internal Complaints Committee Pending Final Decision: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Appellate Authority Under POSH Act Can Stay Final Report Of Internal Complaints Committee Pending Final Decision: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that there is no express bar under provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 and Rules, for the appellate authority to consider an application for stay in appeal against the final report of the Internal Complaints Committee. A single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav said “The appellate …

BJP worker booked under Pocso for sexually harassing minor in Karnataka’s Mandya - Karnataka News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BJP worker booked under Pocso for sexually harassing minor in Karnataka’s Mandya - Karnataka News

India Today  

A woman has filed a police complaint against her landlord and a local BJP worker in Karnataka’s Mandya accusing him of sexually harassing her 12-year-old daughter and employing threats to silence her family. The complainant accused Ramesh, a former Gram Panchayat President when he was affiliated with Congress, to have allegedly made inappropriate advances toward her child in her absence. …

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, on Thursday sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2022. The police said that the man sexually assaulted the minor girl, who used to come to his house to play with his grandson, between August 5 and …

Karnataka HC directs the DGP to caution police stations about a woman who lodged baseless sexual harassment complaints against multiple men
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka HC directs the DGP to caution police stations about a woman who lodged baseless sexual harassment complaints against multiple men

Op India  

On Wednesday, 11th September, the Karnataka High Court directed the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police to provide the details of a woman plaintiff who had filed nine complaints against various people alleging sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC. “The details of the woman complainant be available on the database …

Accusations of sexual exploitation against police officers put Kerala govt on the defensive
4 months ago

Accusations of sexual exploitation against police officers put Kerala govt on the defensive

The Hindu  

The Kerala government appeared to have found itself on the defensive on Friday after a woman accused at least three police officers who served in Malappuram in 2022 of sexually exploiting her. On Thursday, the government suspended Mr. Das from service pending a detailed enquiry after a preliminary police probe into Mr. Anvar’s accusations disfavoured the officer. ‘Charges false and …

Karnataka BJP leader booked for sexually assaulting woman in 2023
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP leader booked for sexually assaulting woman in 2023

Hindustan Times  

An FIR has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Kumar Puthila in Dakshina Kannada district for allegedly sexually assaulting a 47-year-old woman in 2023, an officer familiar with the matter said. Puttur woman police station sub inspector Savitha said that the FIR was registered on Sunday against Arun Kumar Puthila by the woman who accused him of sexually …

BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila gets bail in sexual harassment case
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila gets bail in sexual harassment case

The Hindu  

Puttila Parivara founder and BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila obtained bail from a Magistrate Court in Puttur on Monday, September 2, in connection with a case of sexual harassment registered against him by the Dakshina Kannada Women Police in Puttur on Sunday, September 1. Acting on the complaint of a 47-year-old woman, now residing in Puttur, the Women Police registered …

Karnataka High Court directs trial court not to record further proceeding on sexual harassment case against H.D. Revanna
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court directs trial court not to record further proceeding on sexual harassment case against H.D. Revanna

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the trial court not to record further proceedings based on the charge sheet filed against former Minister and MLA for Holenarsipur H.D. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order on the petition filed by Mr. Revanna, who questioned the legality of registration of FIR on the alleged incident said to have been …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
4 months, 1 week ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either …

‘Nonsensical’: Pune collector on ‘harassment’ charge by trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Nonsensical’: Pune collector on ‘harassment’ charge by trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar

Hindustan Times  

Pune collector Suhas Diwase has denied the harassment charge levelled by Puja Khedkar, the trainee Indian Administrative Service officer whose candidature was cancelled by the UPSC on Wednesday. Washim, Jul 16 : IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media regarding the police interrogation at her residence, in Washim on Tuesday. Diwase, whose report to the Maharashtra government regarding Khedkar's …

Karnataka High Court gives liberty to man to prosecute wife for making false charge of offences against him
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court gives liberty to man to prosecute wife for making false charge of offences against him

The Hindu  

In a rare instance, the High Court of Karnataka has given liberty to a 35-year-old man to initiate proceedings against his wife for malicious prosecution or proceedings under Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code for making the false charge of offences, including the offence of dowry harassment, against him. However, the court, from the records, found that the “documents …

Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj booked in sexual assault case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj booked in sexual assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Karanataka police have filed a case against Janata Dal leader Suraj Revanna, the brother of suspended JD MP Prajwal Revanna, on sexual assault charges after a party worker filed a complaint against him, police officers familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Prajwal Revanna's elder brother Suraj Revanna, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to officers, the case against Suraj …

Patient's Vulnerability Can't Be Used As A Weapon To Sexually Exploit Them: Karnataka High Court Declines Relief To Doctor Accused Of Sexual Harassment
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Patient's Vulnerability Can't Be Used As A Weapon To Sexually Exploit Them: Karnataka High Court Declines Relief To Doctor Accused Of Sexual Harassment

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a doctor seeking to quash an offence registered against him under Section 354-A on the complaint lodged by a patient. If any act of the kind emerges even as an allegation, the relationship of trust between the doctor and a patient gets eroded.” It was stated that the complainant, on …

Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal: Woman Forced to File Fake Complaint, says NCW
8 months ago

Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal: Woman Forced to File Fake Complaint, says NCW

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: No victim has come forward to register a complaint against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna, and one woman complainant who reached out to the women's body alleged that she was forced to register a fake complaint against the JD leader, the NCW said on Thursday. "One woman complainant came to the commission to register a complaint against three individuals …

BSY case: Women’s panel seeks action taken report
8 months ago

BSY case: Women’s panel seeks action taken report

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Commission for Women has written to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights seeking an action taken report in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act case registered against BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Commission chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary, talking to The Hindu, said: “As the case pertains to a minor girl, we …

Karnataka SIT summons Prajwal Revanna, father over sexual harassment case
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka SIT summons Prajwal Revanna, father over sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

The Special Investigation Team, which is probing the leaked videos of Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna, on Tuesday issued summons to the leader to appear before them for investigation, said an SIT official on a condition of anonymity. Though confirming that notice has been issued to both Hassan MP and his father Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna, the SIT official didn’t …

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Justice M Dhandapani of Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the petitions filed by former DGP Rajesh Das seeking to exempt him from surrendering before the trial court and suspension of three years imprisonment in the case of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer. When the petitions came up for hearing, Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, representing …

Rajasthan magistrate asks rape survivor to strip, case filed
9 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan magistrate asks rape survivor to strip, case filed

India Today  

Police have booked a magistrate in Karauli district for allegedly asking a Dalit rape victim to strip to show her injuries, an officer on Wednesday said. Deputy SP cell Mina Meena said that the victim had filed a complaint on March 30 alleging that the Hindaun court magistrate asked her to strip in order to see her injuries. According to …

POSH Act | Complaint Not Served On Respondent, Witnesses Examined In His Absence: Kerala High Court Says ICC Must Observe Natural Justice
9 months, 2 weeks ago

POSH Act | Complaint Not Served On Respondent, Witnesses Examined In His Absence: Kerala High Court Says ICC Must Observe Natural Justice

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently quashed an inquiry report issued under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act and rules made thereunder against an Assistant Engineer who was working in the Kerala State Electricity Board, citing violation of principles of natural justice. Quashing the inquiry report, Justice Basant Balaji stated thus: “The entire proceedings shall be completed in accordance …

75-year-old booked for sexually harassing woman
9 months, 3 weeks ago

75-year-old booked for sexually harassing woman

Hindustan Times  

Noida: A 75-year-old man has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of offering her employment in Noida’s Sector 94 on February 6, police said on Sunday. Following the woman’s complaint, a sexual harassment case under the Indian Penal Code was registered at Sector 126 police station on Saturday. “The survivor, a resident of Noida, …

Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa booked under POCSO for alleged sexual assault of minor
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa booked under POCSO for alleged sexual assault of minor

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Senior BJP leader and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, who is 81 years old, has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after a complaint was filed by the mother of a 17-year-old girl. While the state government referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department, Yediyurappa termed the allegations baseless and said he is …

Karnataka: FIR filed against BS Yediyurappa under POCSO for alleged sexual assault of minor, former CM reacts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: FIR filed against BS Yediyurappa under POCSO for alleged sexual assault of minor, former CM reacts

India TV News  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa has been accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl and booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, news agency ANI reported. A complaint was filed by the mother of a 17-year-old girl, accusing the former Chief Minister of sexual assault during a …

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court
10 months, 1 week ago

S.19 POCSO Act Doesn't Obligate Doctor To "Investigate And Gather Knowledge" Of Sexual Assault To Report It To Police: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Sections 19 and 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act puts an obligation on a doctor to inform the relevant authorities when she/he has knowledge of an offence under the Act. The prosecution opposed the plea saying as the material placed on record by the prosecution do establish the knowledge …

Temple staffer held over sexual harassment in Karnataka: Police
1 year ago

Temple staffer held over sexual harassment in Karnataka: Police

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Police said the accused has been produced before the Kollegala Judicial Magistrate First Class court, which remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days. A case has been registered a staff member of the Sri Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Kshetra Development Authority over alleged sexual harassment, police said, adding the accused has been arrested. “The accused, Mahadevaswamy, a resident of …

Woman, live-in partner ‘manhandled’ by cops: Panchkula Police to hold inquiry: ACP
1 year ago

Woman, live-in partner ‘manhandled’ by cops: Panchkula Police to hold inquiry: ACP

Hindustan Times  

The Panchkula Police will hold an inquiry into the alleged harassment of a 22-year-old woman and her 19-year-old live-in partner at the Sector 25 police post, which allegedly led to a suicide bid by the former. Before taking the extreme step, the woman had submitted a written complaint to the Haryana State Commission for Women, DCP office and at the …

Unexplained Delay In Filing Complaint Alleging Grave Offences U/S 354A IPC Fatal To Prosecution: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Unexplained Delay In Filing Complaint Alleging Grave Offences U/S 354A IPC Fatal To Prosecution: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a prosecution initiated by a woman alleging offences under Section 354A of IPC for having filed the complaint three years after the alleged incident took place. The delay in the peculiar facts of this case is fatal for the reason that the offences alleged are ones punishable under Sections 354A & 354B of the …

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Abetment Of Suicide Case Against Three For Allegedly Teasing Colleague Over Sexual Orientation
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Abetment Of Suicide Case Against Three For Allegedly Teasing Colleague Over Sexual Orientation

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against three employees of Lifestyle International Private Limited, accused of teasing their colleague on his sexual orientation, which is alleged to have caused him to commit suicide. It said, “It is not a case where there is no prima facie material or the allegations are made in thin air.” …

Scope of Anti-sexual Harassment Law Not Limited to Cases in Same Department: HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Scope of Anti-sexual Harassment Law Not Limited to Cases in Same Department: HC

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has held that there is ”absolutely nothing” that limits the scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department, but also extends to cases where the delinquent employee is employed elsewhere. ”There is absolutely nothing …

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 or PoSH Act is not limited to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department but also extends to cases where the delinquent employee is employed elsewhere.Analyzing the statute and its. The …

Suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP sentenced to three years for sexual harassment
1 year, 6 months ago

Suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP sentenced to three years for sexual harassment

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 16, 2023 19:29 IST - 2 MINS READ The Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, sentenced Rajesh Das, the suspended Tamil Nadu Special DGP of Law and Order and Accused No 1 in a sexual harassment case, to three years of rigorous imprisonment on June 16. The case involved the senior police officer sexually abusing …

498A IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Accusing Sister-in-Law Of Harassment, Says Omnibus Allegations Made
1 year, 10 months ago

498A IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Accusing Sister-in-Law Of Harassment, Says Omnibus Allegations Made

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case where "omnibus allegations" of physical and mental harassment were made by a woman against her sister-in-law. A single judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowed the petition filed by a woman who was chargesheeted along with other accused under sections 498-A, 323, 504 read with Section 149 IPC. The court said, …

Madras High Court Recalls Order Quashing Sexual Harassment Case Against Godman Shiva Sankar Baba
2 years, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Recalls Order Quashing Sexual Harassment Case Against Godman Shiva Sankar Baba

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Monday recalled its earlier order quashing a sexual harassment case against self-styled godman Shiva Sankar baba.On October 17, Justice RN Manjula had allowed a quashing petition filed by Baba after observing that no application to condone the delay was filed along with the complaint under Section 473 of CrPC.The case against Shiva Sankar Baba was …

Third case filed against Karnataka mutt’s former pontiff Sharanaru
2 years, 2 months ago

Third case filed against Karnataka mutt’s former pontiff Sharanaru

Hindustan Times  

The Chitradurga rural police in Karnataka have registered a first information report against Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha Mutt’s former pontiff Shivamurthy Muruga Sharanaru and four others for allegedly keeping abandoned children in an orphanage run by the mutt without following due procedures, officials said. The latest case against the seer, under section 33 and 34 of Juvenile Justice Act, was registered …

Employee Cannot Initiate Criminal Proceedings After Termination To Arm Twist Employer: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Employee Cannot Initiate Criminal Proceedings After Termination To Arm Twist Employer: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that an employee, who is terminated from the organisation, cannot initiate criminal proceedings against the organisation for the alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Samiulla B and quashed the case pending against him before the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan. The …

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Doctor Accused Of Forcefully Performing Sex Change Operation On Minor
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Doctor Accused Of Forcefully Performing Sex Change Operation On Minor

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the FIR and chargesheet filed against a doctor under POCSO Act for allegedly conducting a forcible sex change operation on a minor boy, after kidnapping him. The bench said, "The petitioner in the present matter is a Doctor, who is alleged to have conducted the sex change operation, and the other offences …

Sexual harassment: Woman advocate’s letter goes viral in social media
2 years, 7 months ago

Sexual harassment: Woman advocate’s letter goes viral in social media

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: A letter from a woman junior advocate, addressed to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Family Court here complaining of sexual harassment by additional fast-track court public prosecutor Bellam Prathap, has gone viral in social media. I am facing sexual harassment at the hands of this public prosecutor and I have opposed his advances several times.” She also stated …

Minor raped by IAS official seeks to move HC
2 years, 8 months ago

Minor raped by IAS official seeks to move HC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The lawyer of the minor victim, who was allegedly raped and threatened by an IAS officer in Delhi last year, on Saturday said official had been attending the hearings at a metropolitan magistrate court in Delhi and as the next hearing is scheduled on Monday, the victim was planning to move the High Court to cancel his bail order. …

Kanchipuram Labour Court resumes hearing case by TCS employee who accused boss of sexual assault in 2018
2 years, 8 months ago

Kanchipuram Labour Court resumes hearing case by TCS employee who accused boss of sexual assault in 2018

India Today  

An appeal against Tata Consultancy Services’s ICC report in a sexual harrassment case has been resumed in the Kanchipuram Labour Court in Tamil Nadu. The All India Forum For IT Employees took up the issue of the sexual harassment case against the IT major’s unfair ICC report. DELAY BY ALLEGED HARASSER However, as courts returned to normalcy after being closed …

Fallacious sexual harassment allegations harm women empowerment, says Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Fallacious sexual harassment allegations harm women empowerment, says Delhi HC

India Today  

While setting aside an FIR registered by Delhi Police under Sections 354A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code against an assistant professor of Delhi University, the Delhi High Court said this merely trivialises the offence of sexual harassment and casts doubt on the veracity of the allegations filed by every other victim who has, in reality, faced sexual harassment. …

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