(1) Aman committing any of the following acts:—
(i) physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or
(ii) a demand or request for sexual favours; or
(iii) showing pornography against the will of a woman; or
(iv) making sexually coloured remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment.
(2) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (iv) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 75
Section 75 defines and penalizes Sexual Harassment of women, punishing unwelcome physical contact, sexual demands, showing pornography, and sexually colored remarks.
By enforcing these operational parameters, this statutory provision establishes binding legal certainty and consistent judicial enforcement.
Section 75 establishes clear criminal sanctions against pervasive street harassment and workplace intimidation, penalizing sexual innuendos, pornographic display, and uninvited physical advances.