Karnataka HC grants relief to man booked for sexual harassment after urinating near railway track
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Tue, 1 September 2026
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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed criminal proceedings filed against a man accused of sexually harassing a woman after she came across him attending n
Wed, 2 September 2026
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The Karnataka high court quashed a criminal case filed under BNS Section 75(2). The court ruled accidental exposure while answering nature's call is not an offense. This ruling came after a man was seen urinating near a railway track. The complainant alleged the man made gestures, which the court deemed a shock reaction. Allowing the case to continue would have been a misuse of legal process.