The Bombay High Court recently held that an advocate, when casts aspersions upon a woman's character, on instructions from his client, is basically discharging his duty and thus cannot be booked for insulting the modesty of the woman punishable under section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. In his defence, Patil contended that he had instructions by his client …
The Kerala High Court has held that an offence of outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354 of the IPC is attracted when the offender's action is such that it would be perceived as capable of shocking a woman's sense of decency. The Court referred to the decision in to Vijayan v. State of Kerala and held thus: …
Actors of Malayalam film industry who were booked for outraging the modesty of women and rape will be tried by invoking Indian Penal Code, though the proceedings in the cases would be governed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Police have so far booked criminal cases against nine persons - Mukesh, who represents Kollam Assembly Constituency, former Kerala Chalachitra Academy …
