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Saying ‘love you’ outrages modesty of women: HC

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December 25, 2025

THE Chhattisgarh High Court, hearing the appeal against the conviction judgment order of the trial court, ruled that saying ‘I love you’, holding hand and pulling woman towards self amounted to offence as it outrages the modesty of a woman.

- EJAZ KAISER @ Raipur

The accused, 19 years at the time of incident in Raigarh district, was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 3 years besides a fine of 21,000 under Section 354 of IPC (criminal force ona woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and the Protection of Ch

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1/3rd of South Indians may not respond to a heart drug, says study

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TRANQUILLISER DART FOR MAN-EATER GUJ FOREST SPOTTER, KILLS HIM

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Plea against PM's chadar offering in Ajmer rejected

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‘You didn’t even spare God’: SC raps former TDB member

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India needs $100 bn to meet gap in Himalaya climate funding: Report

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Buzz over new role for Tharoor as he re-engages with state leadership

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'Fake' IAS officer, who tried to clear exam 4 times, held in Palamu

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State of affairs: '85% fail to get psychiatric care'

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Use of VPN banned over security issues

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