State whether true or false :

A group of girls being harassed by a group of boys while walking to school, falls under the category of civil law.

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The above statement is false. The instance mentioned above is an instance of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment falls under the category of criminal law. Sexual assault or sexual harassment of women, which includes verbally or bodily making any vulgar gesture, is defined as "eve-teasing". Eve-teasing is also a form of harassment of a woman. It includes making offensive gestures, passing sexual remarks, winking, whistling, touching inappropriately, etc. If these obscene acts are committed in public or vulgar words are spoken in public, then it can be reported under Section 294, which makes the punishment for such actions mandatory. A person who expresses words, gestures, or any intention to hurt the modesty of a woman can be reported under Section 509 of the IPC.
Hence, A group of girls being harassed by a group of boys while walking to school, falls under the category of criminal law.

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