A sessions court in Mumbai has ruled that sending messages such as "You are slim," "You look very smart and fair," and "I like you" to an unknown woman late at night amounts to obscenity. The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge (Dindoshi) D G Dhoble while upholding the conviction of a man accused of sending obscene messages via WhatsApp to a former corporator.

According to PTI, the court emphasised that obscenity must be assessed from the perspective of an "average person applying contemporary community standards." The ruling, issued on February 18, highlighted that the accused had sent messages and pictures to the complainant between 11:00 PM and 12:30 AM, including texts such as "You are slim," "You are looking very smart," "You are fair," "My age is 40 years," "Are you married or not?" and "I like you."