Woman judge alleges sexual harassment by lawyer inside a Delhi court

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, November 5, 2015: A woman judge at Delhi’s Karkardooma district courts complex has alleged sexual harassment by a lawyer inside the court premises.

According to the FIR filed by the victim, she was assaulted and threatened by the accused lawyer when she refused to grant relief to his client in a case.

According to the victim, a presiding officer of a traffic court, the incident took place on October 30 and a complaint was lodged the next day.

The accused lawyer has been booked under sections 354 A (sexual harassment through unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the IPC. The police is yet arrest the accused.

However, the accused has claimed that he is innocent and he was being framed by the woman judge.

 

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday