Sexual Harassment by Yathaarth Raj Khurana


Sexual Harassment is the sexual behaviour offence which is very hilarious or very harmful or humiliating for the society. Sexual harassment can happen in any manner either oral, written, verbally, physical or by online also. Both Men and Women can be the victim of sexual harassment and it may amount to sex determination.

Sexual Harassment includes so many things like –

1)Making Comments to the person and that comments related to the sexual.

2) Some Questions asked about your sex life.

3) When another  person talk to you with the sign of touching or making another physical contract without your consent.

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4) When stranger person staring at you constantly.

5) When person making sexual gestures towards to you.

6) When person cracking sexual jokes or sexual comments towards you.

7) When person insulting you with sexual comments.

In India, Sexual Harassment is a hilarious crime and it is offence under section 354A of Indian Penal Code 1860. This crime is whole against the society or state. If you harassed by another person so, you have to informed to any person and some different way  how you are  informed:-


1)Save any evidence – If you will make any complaint  regarding sexual harassment so, you can keep text messages, posted social media site etc.

2) Keep a diary – Any Document you have to write either what you have when you have tried to stop it, how many people who has done with you and whatever it has happened with you. 

Any other things you can do it when you harassed sexually by someone. First of all, when you harassed by someone you have to tell someone and you need to deal with their own. You have to tell with your family, relatives or friends immediately when you harassed by another person. Even if you harassed in your workplace also so, you will able to tell your manager who works in your office. You need to take action against that person for sexual harassment and you have to try to stop that person. If sexual harassment continues with you, in that scenario you have some options

1)You need to make a formal complaint –

In Schools or  colleges if you harassed by sexually you really need to have counselling or you can be warned to that person. If the sexual harassment continues you go through the mediation process and then it fails, you get fired for it.  

2)You have to leave your workplace where you are doing job

If in your workplace you harassed sexually and then you will put the application to leave this job. But first of all, you have to warned that person but then sexual harassment continues so you can file an application to leave the job.

So many options you have and you can through it. Sexual Harassment is illegal under Sex Discrimination Act 1984. Everyone has the right to work and live, and it is an environment where that person is free from any harassment, bullying or any other sexual activities. Government makes so many laws or acts for sexual harassment and it is clearly mentioned if you have any problem regarding the sexual harassment you have to tell your family, friends and you have to make a formal complaint for it.

 Author's Column

Name – Yathaarth Raj Khurana

Class – Ballb second year

College – chanderprabhu jain college of higher studies and school of law

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