Court Declares Late-Night Obscene Messages a Crime

A sessions court upheld the conviction of a man for sending obscene WhatsApp messages to an unknown woman, stating that such acts insult the modesty of a woman. The messages sent late at night were deemed obscene under community standards, leading to the man's conviction and sentence.

A sessions court in Dindoshi has ruled that sending messages like “you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you” to an unknown woman late at night amounts to obscenity.

Additional Sessions Judge D G Dhoble upheld the conviction of a man charged with sending obscene WhatsApp messages to a former corporator. Judge Dhoble noted that such messages should be judged by the standards of an 'average person applying contemporary community standards'.

The court found that no evidence supported the accused’s claims of false implication over political rivalry. It emphasized that no woman would risk her dignity by falsely accusing someone. The prosecution successfully proved that the messages sent represented an insult to the woman's modesty, and the initial conviction and three-month sentence were upheld.