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The Calcutta High Court has ruled that referring to an unknown woman as “darling” constitutes a criminal offence under Sections 354A and 509 of the Indian Penal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta<\/a> upheld the conviction of an accused who had called a lady police constable “darling” while in an inebriated state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court Rejects Defence Pleas, Upholds Offensive Nature of Remark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Court rejected the defense’s arguments that the remark was made jokingly, that there may have been a clash of egos, and that the term “darling” is commonly used in conversation, films, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It held that regardless of the alleged drunken state of the accused, calling an unknown lady “darling” is insulting to her modesty based on prevailing societal standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accusation of the remark being a “sexually colored remark” intended to outrage her modesty was thereby upheld. The Court only reduced the sentence from three months to one month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Background Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The case arose when the accused made the remark upon seeing a police team, including the lady constable victim, during patrolling before Durga Puja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He asked her “Kya darling challan karne aai hay kya?” leading to his arrest. The trial court convicted him under Section 354A and 509 IPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While technical grounds regarding date\/venue were raised, the HC focused on the accused’s underlying intention behind the offensive remark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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