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'Body-Shaming, Verbal Abuse Alone Don’t Amount To Insulting Woman’s Modesty Under Section 509 IPC': Karnataka HC

'Body-Shaming, Verbal Abuse Alone Don’t Amount To Insulting Woman’s Modesty Under Section 509 IPC': Karnataka HC
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Bengaluru, October 2, 2026: The Karnataka High Court has held that allegations of body-shaming and verbal abuse against a woman, by themselves, are insufficient to constitute the offence of insulting a woman’s modesty under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Section 509 criminalises word...

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