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Whistling, grabbing minor's hand may be harassment, not sexual assault: HC
short by Mini Tiwari / on Sunday, 2 August, 2026
Madras High Court has ruled that grabbing a minor's hand or whistling at them cannot be termed as sexual assault and can at most be called harassment. The court said this while granting bail to a POCSO Act convict. The man had whistled at a girl from his balcony, and on being ignored, he came down and grabbed her hand.
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