{"id":4127,"date":"2020-08-01T18:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T18:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2021-01-07T06:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T06:02:03","slug":"phone-call-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to legally deal with Phone call harassment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sayani Banerjee<\/strong> <strong>| Symbiosis Law School | 1st August 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-web-stories-embed web-stories-embed aligncenter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 0.600000; --width: 360px; --height: 600px\">\n\t\t\t\t<amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/stories\/auto-draft\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAuto Draft\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a37e120cb454\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a37e120cb454\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#INTRODUCTION\" title=\"INTRODUCTION\">INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#HOW_TO_IDENTIFY_A_HARRASSING_PHONE_CALL\" title=\"HOW TO IDENTIFY A HARRASSING PHONE CALL\">HOW TO IDENTIFY A HARRASSING PHONE CALL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#EFFECTS_OF_HARASSMENT_CALLS_ON_WOMEN\" title=\"EFFECTS OF HARASSMENT CALLS ON WOMEN\">EFFECTS OF HARASSMENT CALLS ON WOMEN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#REMEDIES_IN_INDIA\" title=\"REMEDIES IN INDIA\">REMEDIES IN INDIA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#WOMEN_HELPLINE_NUMBERSvi\" title=\"WOMEN HELPLINE NUMBERS[vi]\">WOMEN HELPLINE NUMBERS[vi]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#POSITION_IN_OTHER_COUNTRIES\" title=\"POSITION IN OTHER COUNTRIES\">POSITION IN OTHER COUNTRIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/phone-call-harassment\/#CONCLUSION\" title=\"CONCLUSION\">CONCLUSION<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"INTRODUCTION\"><\/span>INTRODUCTION<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">The present generation is often targeted by unwanted and harassing phone calls where one person abuses, threatens or hurts the dignity of another. The fact becomes more serious because the person on the other side of the phone call is completely unknown. Such calls come under the purview of criminal offence in India; hence, they must be reported to the concerned authority as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"\/\/i1.wp.com\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-1068x596.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-752x420.jpg 752w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FB-1.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">According to a report published by \u201c<strong><em>Truecaller<\/em><\/strong>\u201d in 2020, almost 8 out of 10 women in India receive harassment and inappropriate sexual phone calls at least once a week. The cities that mostly face these issues are Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Pune. Indian women have the tendency of sharing their contact numbers quite frequently in shopping malls, restaurants, stores, or while filling any forms. However, when it comes to taking actions against such calls, only 12% of women reported it to police and the rest have just blocked the number.<a href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Blank calls also amount to harassment. Such calls are mostly anonymously made with the sole purpose of threatening or harassing a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"241\" src=\"\/\/i1.wp.com\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/section-66a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/section-66a.jpg 460w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/section-66a-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/section-66a-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/section-66a-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">According to police sources, after Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.) was struck down by Supreme Court in the year 2015, cases relating to phone call harassment increased immensely.<a href=\"#_edn2\">[ii]<\/a> In one of the cases, a college student repeatedly received obscene messages and phone calls from an unknown number. The police later found out that the number belonged to one of her classmate. As per survey, in most of the cases, the caller was someone known to the victim.<a href=\"#_edn3\">[iii]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOW_TO_IDENTIFY_A_HARRASSING_PHONE_CALL\"><\/span>HOW TO IDENTIFY A HARRASSING PHONE CALL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/\/i1.wp.com\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/how.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">All unwanted phone calls do not come within the meaning of \u201charassment\u201d. The factors that are required for an unwanted phone call to become a harassing one are as follows<a href=\"#_edn4\">[iv]<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Caller\u2019s intention to harass or threaten you by continually ringing the phone.<\/li><li>Making indecent or obscene comments, suggestions, proposals or requests.<\/li><li>Not disclosing his\/her identity but continuing the conversation.<\/li><li>Abusing or making derogatory remarks over telephone<\/li><li>Remaining silent, playing intimidating music or breathing heavily with the intention of harassing.<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EFFECTS_OF_HARASSMENT_CALLS_ON_WOMEN\"><\/span>EFFECTS OF HARASSMENT CALLS ON WOMEN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">In 2019, Truecaller conducted a survey on 2150 women aged between 15-35 years from 14 different cities. According to the findings, nearly four out of every five women said that they felt irritation and anger due to these harassment calls. One out of every three women said that such calls affected them mentally and they felt frightened, worried or troubled. Further, the affected numbers keeps on increasing every year indicating that more women are getting affected due to such calls.<a href=\"#_edn5\">[v]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"REMEDIES_IN_INDIA\"><\/span>REMEDIES IN INDIA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">The first step that the victim must take against phone call harassment is to inform the police and lodge a complaint in the general diary. The gender of the caller, his <strong>voice tone, date and time of the phone call, the conversation details and the estimated age<\/strong> of the caller can be noted by the victim as evidence to help the police in identifying the offender. If the harassment on phone calls continues for a long span of time then the victim must file an <strong>FIR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">In India, the provisions under which the harasser can be charged are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong><em>Section 354A of Indian Penal Code<\/em><\/strong>: Under this section, any person requesting for sexual favors or making sexually colored remarks shall be guilty for the offence of sexual harassment punishable with imprisonment up to three years and\/or fine.<\/li><li><strong><em>Section 354D of Indian Penal Code<\/em><\/strong>: According to this section, if a person constantly contacts a woman for initiating personal interaction in spite of her disinterest then he will be punished with an imprisonment of three years and fine.<\/li><li><strong><em>Section 506 of Indian Penal Code<\/em><\/strong>: According to this section, any person committing the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with an imprisonment of up to seven years and\/or fine.<\/li><li><strong><em>Section 507 of Indian Penal Code<\/em><\/strong>: If any person tries to threaten or intimidate a woman through anonymous communications then he will be punished with an imprisonment of two years in addition to the punishment provided under Section 506 of IPC.<\/li><li><strong><em>Section 509 of Indian Penal Code<\/em><\/strong>: According to this section, if a person insults your modesty over a phone call then he will be liable to be punished with imprisonment up to one year and fine<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/\/i1.wp.com\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-image.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">Journalist Barkha Dutt was receiving threat calls for her reportage on JNU; hence she filed an FIR at South Delhi\u2019s Greater Kailash Police Station. Soon, the harasser was identified and a case was registered under Section 354D and 509 of IPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WOMEN_HELPLINE_NUMBERSvi\"><\/span>WOMEN HELPLINE NUMBERS<a href=\"#_edn6\">[vi]<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>181 <\/strong>(Abhayam Helpline) is solely intended for women. There are female counsellors who will answer the call and take down the details of the harasser. After which, the details will be forwarded by the helpline center to the police who will take further actions of tracing and filing a complaint against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>1091 <\/strong>is another women\u2019s helpline number throughout the country. Whenever a woman is facing harassment over phone calls, all she needs to do is dial this number after which the police will take necessary actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>100<\/strong> is a general number that can be availed by both male and female for reporting a harassing phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"POSITION_IN_OTHER_COUNTRIES\"><\/span>POSITION IN OTHER COUNTRIES<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">The Federal Communications Act, specifically 47 U.S. Code \u00a7 223 and several state laws prohibit harassments over phone call and specifies the legal remedies and enforcement mechanisms.<a href=\"#_edn7\">[vii]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">In California, Penal Code 653m PC prohibits phone calls and messages that are obscene, repeated or threatening and made with an intention of harassing the recipient. Such offences are punishable with imprisonment up to 6 months and a fine up to $ 1000.<a href=\"#_edn8\">[viii]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">According to Texas Penal Code, the act of using the telephone to ring repeatedly or make anonymous calls with the intention of harassing, abusing and annoying is punishable with imprisonment up to 180 days and a fine up to $ 2000. If the caller has already been charged once harassment then he will be punished with increased imprisonment up to one year and fine up to $ 4000.<a href=\"#_edn9\">[ix]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">In Canada, Section 264 of Criminal Code provides that repeatedly communicating a person with the intention of harassing or threatening is punishable with an imprisonment of not less than ten years.<a href=\"#_edn10\">[x]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CONCLUSION\"><\/span>CONCLUSION<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\">Although there are laws against harassing phone calls but a person can also tackle these issues in other ways. Not disclosing personal number and other contact details to strangers, random shops and social media can help in lessening the chances of harassments. Another way that most of the Indian women and girls resort to is hanging the call, blocking the number and marking it as spam. However, all such methods are only temporary and it will not stop the harasser from repeating the offence on somebody else. Thus, it is highly recommended that such harasser must be reported at the earliest and strict legal actions should be taken against them to prevent it in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a>Third Edition of \u201cUnderstanding the impact of harassment calls and SMS for women in India.\u201d [Available at: https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/8-out-of-10-women-in-india-have-faced-harassment-via-calls-sms-truecaller-120030501544_1.html]\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref2\">[ii]<\/a> Harassment of women over phone, The Hindu (Updated on January, 2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref3\">[iii]<\/a> Ibid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref4\">[iv]<\/a> Harassing Phone Calls, Information Technology Services. [Available at: https:\/\/its.fsu.edu\/harassing-phone-calls]\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref5\">[v]<\/a> \u201cStalker alert: 1 in 3 women who use mobiles in India face harassment, receive inappropriate calls\u201d, The Economic Times [Last Updated: March 25, 2019]\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref6\">[vi]<\/a> https:\/\/indianhelpline.com\/WOMEN-HELPLINE\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref7\">[vii]<\/a> How to deal with Telephone Harassment (Legally). [Available at: https:\/\/www.lawyers.com\/legal-info\/personal-injury\/types-of-personal-injury-claims\/options-telephone harassment.html]\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref8\">[viii]<\/a> Penal Code 653m PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref9\">[ix]<\/a> Texas Penal Code \u00a7 42.07.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify has-very-dark-gray-color\"><a href=\"#_ednref10\">[x]<\/a> Criminal Harassment, The Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. [Available at https:\/\/www.crcvc.ca\/docs\/crimharass.pdf]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sayani Banerjee | Symbiosis Law School | 1st August 2020 INTRODUCTION The present generation is often targeted by unwanted and harassing phone calls where one person abuses, threatens or hurts the dignity of another. 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