‘You wore sexually provocative costume’: Kerala courtroom’s comment on apparel of harassment case plainant
3 min readBy Express News Service
KOZHIKODE: An order by a decrease courtroom in Kerala that mentions the dressing fashion of the complainant with regard to the anticipatory bail plea of the author and activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case has sparked controversy.
The Kozhikode Sessions Court choose S Krishnakumar issued the controversial order saying the pictures produced revealed the complainant wearing a “sexually provocative” method. The order was issued whereas granting anticipatory bail to Civic Chandran within the second sexual harassment case registered in opposition to him by the Koyilandi police in Kozhikode district.
“The photographs produced along with the bail application by the accused would reveal that the defacto complainant herself is exposing to dresses which are having some sexual provocative one. So, section 354A will not prima facie stand against the accused,” the Kozhikode Sessions Court mentioned in its order issued on August 12.
The courtroom additionally mentioned that with a purpose to file a case underneath part 354A IPC, there have to be adequate proof to show {that a} girl’s honour and dignity have been violated. As per the grievance, the accused Civic Chandran sexually harassed a younger girl author at a camp held at Nandi Beach close to Moodadi in Kozhikode district in February 2020.
Two sexual harassment circumstances have been registered in opposition to Chandran on the Koyilandi police station. In the primary case, the courtroom had earlier granted anticipatory bail to Civic Chandran on the grounds of his previous age and well being issues. In this case, Chandran sexually harassed a author belonging to a scheduled caste throughout a e book launch occasion in Koyilandi in April.
KOZHIKODE: An order by a decrease courtroom in Kerala that mentions the dressing fashion of the complainant with regard to the anticipatory bail plea of the author and activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case has sparked controversy.
The Kozhikode Sessions Court choose S Krishnakumar issued the controversial order saying the pictures produced revealed the complainant wearing a “sexually provocative” method. The order was issued whereas granting anticipatory bail to Civic Chandran within the second sexual harassment case registered in opposition to him by the Koyilandi police in Kozhikode district.
“The photographs produced along with the bail application by the accused would reveal that the defacto complainant herself is exposing to dresses which are having some sexual provocative one. So, section 354A will not prima facie stand against the accused,” the Kozhikode Sessions Court mentioned in its order issued on August 12.
The courtroom additionally mentioned that with a purpose to file a case underneath part 354A IPC, there have to be adequate proof to show {that a} girl’s honour and dignity have been violated. As per the grievance, the accused Civic Chandran sexually harassed a younger girl author at a camp held at Nandi Beach close to Moodadi in Kozhikode district in February 2020.
Two sexual harassment circumstances have been registered in opposition to Chandran on the Koyilandi police station. In the primary case, the courtroom had earlier granted anticipatory bail to Civic Chandran on the grounds of his previous age and well being issues. In this case, Chandran sexually harassed a author belonging to a scheduled caste throughout a e book launch occasion in Koyilandi in April.
