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Is saying I love you a crime?

Saying "I love you" once to a girl is not an intentional insult to her modesty, at most it amounts to expressing a feeling of love, a special court in Mumbai observed while acquitting a 23-year-old man booked under the POCSO Act.

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Saying "I love you" once to a girl is not an intentional insult to her modesty, a POCSO court said. Saying "I love you" once to a girl is not an intentional insult to her modesty, at most it amounts to expressing a feeling of love, a special court in Mumbai observed while acquitting a 23-year-old man booked under the POCSO Act. Special judge Kalpana Patil made the observation on Tuesday, and detailed order was made available on Wednesday. As per the complaint filed by the family of the 17-year-old girl, the accused had told her that he loved her near their residence in 2016. The complainant had further alleged that the accused had stared and winked at the girl, and also allegedly "threatened her mother". Based on the complaint, the police had booked the accused under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. However, the court acquitted the accused of all the charges, as there was no sufficient material to prove his guilt. "According to the victim, on the day of the incident, the accused had said 'I love you' to her. It is not the case that the accused had repeatedly followed her and said 'I love you'," the court said. "A single incident of saying I love you to the victim will at the most amount to expressing the feeling of love of accused towards the victim. It cannot be said that this act was done with an intention to insult the modesty of the victim," it added. It also held that the prosecution has not brought on record an overt act of the accused that amounted to insult to the modesty of the girl. The prosecution has also not brought on record any evidence establishing that the accused had committed any act with respect to the girl with sexual intent, or that he had given any kind of threat to the girl or her mother, the court said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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What to do after kissing a friend?

Share your feelings about what happened and agree about how you want to handle it. Keep communicating honestly as you both move forward. Stick to your agreement and continue to act like the friends you were before the kiss (whether you're alone together or in a larger group).

This article was co-authored by Maria Avgitidis . Maria Avgitidis is the CEO & Matchmaker of Agape Match, a matchmaking service based out of New York City. For over a decade, she has successfully combined four generations of family matchmaking tradition with modern relationship psychology and search techniques to ensure her professional clientele are introduced to their ultimate match. Maria and Agape Match have been featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, Fast Company, CNN, Esquire, Elle, Reuters, Vice, and Thrillist. This article has been viewed 328,457 times.

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Kissing a friend can be exciting if you’ve developed feelings for each other, but sometimes it can make things awkward between you. If you want to stay just friends after a kiss, you may need to take a break from your friend for a while to process your feelings. When you’re ready, talk to them about the kiss and express your feelings and concerns. Say something like, “Our friendship means a lot to me. I hope what happened hasn’t hurt things between us.” If possible, come to an agreement with your friend about how to move forward. For example, you might agree not to kiss again, or promise each other not to tell your other friends what happened. Keep having open conversations with your friend if you still feel confused. It may take a while to work through things together, and that’s okay. Spend time with your friend and do the same kinds of activities you did together before the kiss. If you stick to your routines and keep things relaxed between you, the awkwardness should start to pass. For tips on how to avoid feeling jealous following your kiss, read on!

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