Aurangabad bench

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court in a recent judgment addressed a delicate matter while expanding the definition of “outraging the modesty of a woman”. The criminal revision application of Parmeshwar Dhage, the accused, who was convicted by the trial court for “touching the feet of a woman while she was asleep”, was set aside by a single judge bench.

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad bench recently dismissed a criminal revision application filed by one Parmeshwar Dhage (accused/convict/applicant) convicted by a trial court for touching the feet of a woman in her sleep and ruled that it amounts to violation of modesty of a woman, which is punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code if any one touches any part of a woman without her consent.

A Single Bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge gave this decision on January 2 on a petition filed by Anjali Guru. In this petition, the decision of the Returning Officer on 31 December 2020 was challenged. The returning officer had canceled the petitioner's form for Gram Panchayat Election in Jalgaon district.

During the hearing of a case on Tuesday, the high court has ordered to register a criminal case against four TV channels for broadcasting an advertisement promoting Hanuman Chalisa Yantra. The court believed that it promotes superstition among the public.

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court yesterday allowed the Nanded Gurudwara management board to conduct their annual customary procession.