Outraging Modesty of Woman's Modesty in Public is a Serious Crime, Can’t Be Quashed by Compromise: P&H HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that outraging a woman’s modesty in public is a serious, non-compoundable offence, under Section 354 IPC, and cannot be quashed merely due to a compromise between parties.

The case involved 8–10 men allegedly misbehaving with a woman at a public Dussehra event and injuring her husband when he intervened. Despite a compromise between the parties, the Court refused to quash the FIR, citing public interest and the nature of the offence.

The court reiterated that FIRs can be quashed only in private or minor matters, not in offences affecting society at large.

The petition under Section 528 BNSS was dismissed.