Delhi HC confirms application for provision of IPC sexual harassment to transgenders

In a welcome development, the Delhi High Court has affirmed the application of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to transgender victims of sexual harassment….

The determination came by a bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, on a petition filed by a transgender person who identifies as a woman, though she was assigned “male” sex at birth….

“The Petitioner is painfully aware that she was sexually harassed because of her gender identity and expression, which is that of a transgender woman. The Petitioner is also aware that she was denied a legal remedy because of her gender identity and …

Source:-  www.livelaw.in