{"id":23511,"date":"2026-09-13T03:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23511"},"modified":"2026-09-13T03:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:06:43","slug":"slipped-and-fell-on-saleswoman-then-kissed-her-twice-mumbai-man-gets-1-year-jail-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23511","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Slipped and fell\u2019 on saleswoman, then kissed her twice: Mumbai man gets 1-year jail | Mumbai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134172343,imgsize-101252,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/-.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Slipped and fell\u2019 on saleswoman, then kissed her twice: Mumbai man gets 1-year jail\" title=\"AI Generated Image Used For Representational Purpose Only\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"AI Generated Image Used For Representational Purpose Only\">AI Generated Image Used For Representational Purpose Only<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Ruling that a natural reaction to a fall does not involve kissing the victim, a sessions court convicted and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment a 34-year-old cleaner who claimed he ac\u00adcidentally \u201cslipped and fe\u00adll\u201d onto a saleswoman at a Borivli (W) mall be\u00adfore forcibly kissing her twice last year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a trial that lasted only 2 months, dismissing the defence, the court found Ritesh Armulla guilty of using criminal force and making unwelcome physical contact with explicit sexual overtures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cEven for the sake of arg\u00adument, if it is considered a pe\u00adr\u00adson slipped and fell on an\u00adot\u00adh\u00ader person, the natural re\u00adac\u00adti\u00adon would be different fr\u00adom the person kissing the person on whom he fell,\u201d judge said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>\u2018Enough proof that act was intentional\u2019<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>The offences are covered under Sections 74, assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage, or knowing it is likely to outrage, her modesty, and 75, sexual harassment, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Additional Sessions Judge P A Sane said the victim\u2019s evidence was \u201cconvincing\u201d and not disbelievable. \u201cThere is nothing coming on record as to why the victim will depose against the accused. Moreover, it is coming on record that she did not know the accused before the incident. So there is no possibility that she would falsely involve the accused in this case,\u201d the judge held.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>This is one of the few convictions since the BNS replaced the IPC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The court sentenced Armulla to one year\u2019s RI and a fine of Rs 1,000 under Section 74, and one year\u2019s simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500 under Section 75. Both sentences will run concurrently. The judge said there was sufficient reason to believe that the accused intentionally kissed the complainant, made her fall and kissed her again, amounting to outraging modesty by criminal force. He had followed her on the pretext of being shown the washroom and physically contacted her with explicit sexual overtures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The case arose from an incident on Sept 17, 2025, at a mall in Borivli West. The victim, a sales girl at the mall, told the court that around 6 pm she was on duty and walking towards billing counter number 6 after taking a cold drink bottle. A man in a pink shirt approached her and asked where the washroom was. She pointed in that direction, but he repeatedly asked her to show him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>According to the prosecution, after she asked him to go ahead, he left briefly and returned. <!-- -->The victim said the accused came from behind, knocked against her, asked her to take him to the washroom and, when she refused and proceeded towards the billing counter, forcibly kissed her, caused her to fall and kissed her again. Staff and other people in the mall caught him. Police were called, and he was taken into custody the same day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The FIR was lodged immediately. Police prepared the spot panchnama, arrested Armulla, recorded statements and collected CCTV footage. <!-- -->The chargesheet was filed on November 11, 2025, and charges were framed on July 4, 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The prosecution examined the victim, an eyewitness, the investigating officer and a mall employee linked to the CCTV footage. The victim identified Armulla in court, and the eyewitness supported her account.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The defence questioned proof of the CCTV footage, non-examination of a mall official, absence of hash value and intent, claiming any contact may have been accidental. The court found the oral evidence sufficient and granted set-off for custody already undergone since arrest.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/slipped-and-fell-on-saleswoman-then-kissed-her-twice-mumbai-man-gets-1-year-jail\/articleshow\/134172064.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Generated Image Used For Representational Purpose Only MUMBAI: Ruling that a natural reaction to a fall does not involve kissing the victim, a sessions court convicted and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment a 34-year-old cleaner who claimed he ac\u00adcidentally \u201cslipped and fe\u00adll\u201d onto a saleswoman at a Borivli (W) mall be\u00adfore forcibly kissing 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