health of the woman
either mental or physical. It also defines harassment which amounts to
::: Uploaded on - 27/02/2018 ::: Downloaded on - 28/02/2018 ... cruelty or harassment by the accused. Cruelty or harassment referred to in
Section 304-B IPC is something which is defined in Section
learned counsel replied that
the allegations will amount to harassment as defined in
Explanation(b) to Section 498A of the IPC. The explanation ... dealing with harassment reads thus;
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"(b) harassment of the woman where such
harassment is with
investment in shares. In
order to constitute cruelty or harassment against accused persons,
there should be specific allegations against each individual, but from the
narration ... point of time, with regard to cruelty or harassment
defined/explained in section 498A IPC, it does not make out charge
against the petitioner
prove the guilt of accused for the offence of sexual
harassment as defined under Section 11 of POCSO Act, prosecution is
duty bound to prove ... accused squarely falls within the four
corners of sexual harassment as defined under Section 11 of POCSO Act.
The above said acts of accused also
meaning of Section 498-A of IPC. The expression
„harassment‟ has not been defined in Section 498-A of IPC,
but its dictionary meaning ... cruelty or harassment punishable
under Section 498-A thereof, when it is not followed by any
cruelty or harassment, as defined in Section
Committee constituted under Section 4 of the Prevention of
Sexual Harassment of Women Act, for the purpose of inquiry and
report.
18 At this juncture ... term 'sexual harassment'. Section 2(n) of the Prevention of
Sexual Harassment of Women Act defines the term 'sexual
harassment of women
solitary incident
cannot be interpreted as sufficient evidence of cruelty or
harassment to attract S.498 AIn a single incident incessant,
persistent and sufficiently ... JUDGMENT
(G) .......
(H) .......
(I) Indian Penal Code, 1860S.498AHarassmentNot defined in
S.498 ATo subject some one to unbearable, continuous
explanation (b) of Section 498A IPC "cruelty" has been
defined as harassment of the woman where such harassment is with
a view
POCSO Act is made out. It is submitted that sexual
harassment is defined u/s 11 of the POCSO Act but no
ingredient is present
rather
it makes out a prima facie case of sexual harassment as defined in
Section 354A, also of criminal intimidation under Section
