Comments on Women's Body Prima Facie Sexual Harassment: Kerala High Court
- Case Name: R Ramachandran Nair v. State of Kerala & Ors.
- Judge(s): Justice A Badharudeen
- Advocate(s): P Mohamed Sabah, MP Prasanth, Vinay Vijay Shanker
The Kerala High Court held that comments about a woman's "body structure" are sexually coloured remarks, constituting sexual harassment under Sections 354A(1)(iv) and 509 of the IPC and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act.
Justice A Badharudeen dismissed a petition to quash the case against a former KSEB sub-engineer accused of making inappropriate remarks, sending vulgar messages, and harassing a female colleague since 2013.
The Court observed a pattern of harassment, emphasizing that the remarks prima facie insulted the complainant's modesty and amounted to sexual harassment.
It ruled the charges valid and vacated prior interim relief, allowing the prosecution to continue.
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