Sexual Harassment: A Delhi court upheld sexual harassment charges against a man accused of using abusive language toward a woman in 2019 and stated that the expression “f*** off” is inappropriate and has sexual connotations.
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The phrase is rude and obscene American slang, according to Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma’s order from the 29th of October.
Supreme Court, regarding the issue
“In Indian society, schools or colleges, this word is not used to ask anyone to leave or go away. Moreover, given the facts and circumstances of the incident, it cannot be said that the petitioner was merely intending to ask the complainant to leave or go away. In ordinary sense, the said word is abusive, offensive and humiliating,” the court remarked.
The accused’s attorney said in court that his client did not make any remarks with a sexual connotation and noted that this word is often used in society, colleges, and universities. Additionally, he mentioned that the meaning of the aforementioned verb is “… To depart or go away, used especially as a nasty manner to order someone to get away,” according to the Cambridge Dictionary (UK). He said that by using the aforementioned word, the petitioner was only asking the complainant to leave the area.
The prosecution argued that the phrase “f*** off” should be interpreted in its common sense because it is a sexually charged comment. It said that the “petitioner and other others entered the woman’s home and threatened to evict her and her family.”
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Charges against the defendant
A Mahila Court had filed charges against the defendant in August under IPC sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and 354A (sexual harassment) (punishment for criminal intimidation).
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