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Sexual Crimes

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    Criminal law in India deals strictly with men who sexually harass and abuse women and provides for strict punishments. There are different ways to report an incident of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment on the internet through email, webcams or social media are also covered under criminal law.

    Reporting Sexual Crimes

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    PoliceGo to Police StationYou can file an FIR at any police station or the one nearest to you. A friend or relative can also file an FIR on your behalf. However, you will have to give a statement whic
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    Sexual Harassment

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    Sexual harassment can happen to you in several ways. When someone is following you on the streets or in any public space, peeping into your bedroom, making sexual gestures at you while you are at work
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    Invasion of Privacy

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    You have a right to privacy.1 You can do anything, sexual or not, thinking
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    Distribution of Your Private Pictures and Videos

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    Someone can record or distribute your private pictures or videos only with your consent.2 For example:You give consent only to recording having sex with your bo
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    Stalking

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    If a man repeatedly follows you, contacts you or monitors you despite your disinterest or without your consent, it is known as stalking. 3Stalking is a term use
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    Physical Stalking

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    It is a crime if a man physically stalks you, i.e. tries to follow you wherever you go and contact you even after you have expressed your disinterest.3Some exam
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    Stalking Over the Phone

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    If a man repeatedly contacts you, calls you or texts you, by the means of a telephone, then, it is a crime under the law.3For example, an ex-boyfriend or a stra
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    Cyber Stalking

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    If a man persistently monitors or follows your activity on the internet through email, social networks and instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp etc. it is a crime of cyberstalking.4 and you feel that it insults or outrages your modesty5If the request or the demand is followed by someone physically hurting you
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    Inappropriate Sexual Touch

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    If a man inappropriately touches you and you feel that your modesty has been insulted, it is a crime under the law.6 The touch may or may not
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    Forceful Sexual Behaviour

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    There are many forms of forceful sexual behaviour that you might encounter. Some of them are:Forcefully Removing Your ClothesWhenever a man forcefully removes or tries to remove your clothes, he is co
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    If a man texts me on my phone and says “If you don’t have sex with me, then you will get hurt”, then what can I do?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    At what point will an FIR become a court case?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    If a person is accused of stalking, will he get bail?
    ResolvedAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    Is being asked about my sexual orientation sexual harassment?
    ResolvedAdrija JayanthyAdrija Jayanthy answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes, Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
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    What can I do if the police refuse to file my complaint against a sexual crime?
    ResolvedAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    My boyfriend tried to forcefully remove my clothes while we were in the privacy of our room. Does the law still protect me?
    ResolvedAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    What do I do if someone has sexually harassed me online?
    ResolvedAdrija JayanthyAdrija Jayanthy answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    What is eve-teasing?
    ResolvedAdrija JayanthyAdrija Jayanthy answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    When can I expect to have privacy?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    What can I expect from the Court when they hear my case against a sexual crime?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    Is whistling to a woman sexual harassment?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    If my husband and I have been separated through a Court order, and he tries to forcefully have sex with me, can I file a complaint against him?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
    136 views1 answers0 votes
    If a stranger asks me out on the street. Is it sexual harassment?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
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    I sent a private sexual video only to my boyfriend, but he sent it to his friends, who then distributed it to their friends. What can I do?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
    118 views1 answers0 votes
    I went out clubbing with my friends and a man felt me up while I was dancing, even after I told him not to. Can I file a complaint against him?
    OpenAvatarMalavika Rajkumar answered 12 months ago • Sexual Crimes
    120 views1 answers0 votes
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    1. Article 21, Constitution of India, 1950; Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (2017) 10 SCC 1[↩]
    2. Section 354C, Indian Penal Code, 1860[↩]
    3. Section 354D, Indian Penal Code, 1860[↩][↩][↩]
    4. Section
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      Sexual Remarks and Threats

      By Malavika Rajkumar | 0 comment
      If a man says anything sexual to you or sexually threatens you((Section 354 and 354A, Indian Penal Code, 1860[↩]
    5. Section 509, Indian Penal Code, 1
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    Sexual Gestures

    By Malavika Rajkumar | 0 comment
    If a man makes any sexual actions and gestures aimed towards you that you find insulting or is something that outrages your modesty, then he will be punished under the law. This is also commonly known
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    Sexual Demands and Favours

    By Malavika Rajkumar | 0 comment
    If a man requests or demands any sexual favours from you, then it is a crime. ((Section 354A(1)(ii), Indian Penal Code 1860.[↩]
  • Section 354, 354A and 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860[↩]

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