Air India Urination case: Facts and Laws
In the “urination” case involving Air India, Shankar Mishra is accused of “outraging the modesty of a woman,” a crime that carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine, or both. Shankar Mishra, an Air India passenger who is accused of peeing on a female passenger on a New York-New Delhi aircraft on November 26 of last year, asserted in court in Delhi on January 11 that while his behaviour was vulgar and revolting, it did not constitute an offence against the woman’s modesty. Although the court deferred its decision, it denied him bail, as is customary when a prima facie case is established.
