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Do you address strangers as ‘darlings’! Then be careful. This is because the Calcutta High Court in its recent judgment has declared that referring to a stranger as ‘darling’ is an objectionable act and a sexually coloured statement under Section 354A(i) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A division bench of Port Blair asserted the conviction of Single Judge J Sengupta, janak Ram, who addressed a woman police officer with this question while he was arrested under the influence of alcohol, high darling. Janak Ram was the appellant/convict in the case, while the woman police officer acted as the complainant.
Referring to Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, Justice Sengupta said it was a kind of objectionable statement to refer to an unknown woman, whether she was a police constable or an ordinary woman, by an alcoholic on the streets or by a healthy person.
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Referring to Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, Justice Sengupta said it was a kind of objectionable statement to refer to an unknown woman, whether she was a police constable or an ordinary woman, by an alcoholic on the streets or by a healthy person.

The entire incident took place on the eve of Durga Puja. According to the incident, on the eve of Durga Puja, a team of aggrieved police constables and policemen were on their way to lal takre to ensure law and order.

As soon as we reached the webby junction, the police team got information about a man who had created unrest in the area. After this, the police team reached the spot and detained the person who created trouble and took him to the police station. Meanwhile, the rest of the police team, including the victim, stayed back at the junction.

As the place was dark, they decided to go under the streetlight in front of a shop. The appellant who was standing in front of the shop when he approached the streetlights asked the complainant using the abusive word. Following the incident, the Mayabundar police station filed a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 354A(1)(iv) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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