Mumbai: The Metropolitan Magistrate court, Vikroli has convicted 55-year-old Ghatkopar based doctor, Deepak Baid, for having molested a woman whom he had called at his clinic on the promise of giving her job in August 2021. The court said, “The act of demanding a massage from a woman who had come seeking employment falls squarely within the definition of sexual harassment.”

Sentence and Fine

The metropolitan magistrate, D.T. Patil, has sentenced Baid to two years imprisonment and fine of Rs 50,000, observing that, “Outraging modesty does not necessarily mean physical assault of grave nature. Even a single act of unwelcome physical contact intended to violate the dignity of a woman constitutes the offence.”

Abuse of Professional Position

“The medical profession is regarded as noble, an

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