DRAGGING SCARF, PULLING HAND AND PROPOSING VICTIM TO MARRY NOT SEXUAL ASSAULT/HARASSMENT UNDER POSCO ACT: CALCUTTA HIGH COURT In this case, according to the prosecution, when the victim girl was returning from school, the accused dragged her scarf and proposed her to marry. He also threatened her to cause injury by throwing acid on her body if she refused to accede to his proposal. The High Court found that there were discrepancies in the testimony of the victim. The Court also took into account the fact that in the FIR, the uncle of the de facto complainant never stated that the accused dragged the hand of the hand of the victim, in her statement under Section 164 CrPC, recorded after 10 days, the victim had introduced for the first time that she was pulled by her hands. Therefore, the appellant was held not guilty from the charge under Section 354, 354B and 509 of IPC. The appellant was also held not guilty for the charge under Section 8 and 12 of the POSCO Act. However, the order of conviction and sentence passed by the Additional Sessions Judge was partly affirmed so far as it related to conviction and sentence passed by the Trial Judge for committing offence under Sections 354(1)(ii) and Section 506 of IPC. With a team of Law experts, Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in legal disputes. We are regularly involved in representation before courts in India.