“Offence Punishable Under S.354 IPC Was a Bailable One”| Kerala HC Closes Anticipatory Bail Plea of Ranjith Balakrishnan in Sexual Harassment Case

Today(on 4th September), The Kerala High Court has closed Ranjith Balakrishnan’s anticipatory bail plea, noting that the alleged sexual harassment offence under Section 354 IPC was bailable in 2009. Justice CS Dias highlighted that Section 354 became non-bailable only in 2013.