'Convince Customer As You Convince Husband' Remark Doesn't Constitute Offence Of Outraging Modesty: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Nagpur has ruled that a comment made by a bank manager to a female subordinate, though inappropriate and disgraceful, does not qualify as an offence under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with outraging the modesty of a woman, unless there is a clear intention to insult. The decision came in the case of Satyaswarup Haridas Meshram v. State of Maharashtra, decided…
