New Delhi: A middle-aged man, who eve-teased a woman 11-years-ago, was on Monday ordered to help students of a blind school by a trial court as punishment for his act. Metropolitan magistrate Tarun Sehrawat let 30-yearold Asif off with a reformative punishment, instead of a penalty, after the accused pleaded guilty before the court and apologized to the woman. “The accused is directed to do some work for those with special needs (in this case the visually challenged) for a week so that he develops compassion towards people,” M M Sehrawat said.
The incident dates back to September 20, 1997, when the complainant Sonia (name changed), a resident of Nizamuddin, was going back home, in the evening, alongwith her family. According to the complainant, she had gone to buy medicines from a nearby medical store and was returning home when Asif, who was then 19-years-old, stopped her and grabbed her hand. The accused then passed some lewd remarks at her. The complainant then called out to her husband, who was walking ahead of her. The accused and her husband got into a scuffle.
A case was registered against Asif at the Nizzamuddin police station. The accused was booked under section 323, section 341 and section 354 of the IPC. The court observed although the offence was serious, yet, keeping in mind the fact that the duration of the case had prolonged beyond a decade and the accused deeply regretted his actions, a reformative punishment would do justice. M M Sehrawat, in his order, said, “At that point of time, the accused had a certain pattern of thinking and mindset, which made him behave disrespectfully towards the complainant. This mindset needs to be changed. Making him work with persons with special needs will create a cognitive dissonance in his mind, forcing him to question and rethink his own value system.”
Source:- The Times of India 21 October Delhi P.6
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Source:- The Times of India 21 October Delhi P.6
For any query:- legalpoint@aol.in
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