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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.
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).