Calling Women ‘Sweety’ or ‘Baby’ Is Not Always Sexual Harassment: Calcutta HC
Shruti Mahapatra
The Calcutta High Court ruled that using words like ‘baby’ or ‘sweety’ does not always imply sexual harassment and cautioned against reverse bias in such cases.
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Calcutta HC Rules Calling Women ‘Baby’ and ‘Sweety’ Not Always Sexual Harassment
The Calcutta High Court ruled that using terms like "baby" and "sweety" doesn’t always amount to sexual harassment and warned against reverse bias in sensitive cases.
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