The Kerala High Court recently said that a man raising his dhoti and showing a minor girl his penis and asking the child to measure it would prima facie amount to sexual harassment of a minor. The court also said that sexual harassment would be punishable under Section 11 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). The high court bench of Justice A. Badharudeen also stated that such actions toward a minor girl would also likely be an offence under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which covers acts meant to insult a woman’s modesty through words, gestures, or actions. "Lifting of dhothi to show his private part and then asking the victim to measure his penis, are the allegations. The same would squarely attract Section 11(1) of the POCSO Act as well as under Section 509 of IPC, prima facie," the court said.

HC on POCSO Act

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