Marriage proposal without criminal intent is not ‘outraging modesty’: JHC

Jharkhand High Court quashed Budhu Murmu's conviction under IPC Section 354, stating a marriage proposal without criminal intent does not constitute 'outraging modesty'.

The court ruled that there was no criminal intent in the marriage proposal, overturning the lower court's decision.

The case involved accusations of outraging modesty, but the high court found insufficient evidence of criminal intent.