Teenagers in love hugging or kissing is not a crime: Madras High Court quashes case against youth

The Court made the observation while quashing a case against a 21-year-old boy booked for having hugged and kissed his 19-year-old girlfriend while the couple had met one night in November 2022.
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court
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The Madras High Court recently observed that hugging and kissing among teenage couples (young adults) is quite natural and the same doesn't constitute an offence under Section 354-A(1)(i) (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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