1. Petitioner was convicted of offence under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 1998 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and fine of Rs 5000/- in default to undergo one month rigorous imprisonment under judgment of the Judicial Magistrate, Alandur passed in C.C. No. 1585 of 2005 dated 20.3.2006.

2. The case initially informed against the petitioner was that the de facto complainant, a lady had preferred a complaint regarding theft of her jewels. At about 1.00 p.m on 20.5.2001, the de facto complainant alighted from a bus and was proceeding to her house. The petitioner, a traffic constable petitioner was regulating traffic. Owing to reference of the complaint she had acquaintance with the petitioner and hence greeted him. Petitioner asked her if she had got back the jewels. She replied in the negative. The petitioner propositioned her stating that if she accepts to be his wife for a day he would get back her jewels. De facto complainant/P.W.1 sought to move away from the place. The petitioner got into an auto driven by P.W.3 and asked her to get in. The same was witnessed‘ by P.W.4. P.W.1 ran to her house