Couples return to parks a day after V-Day protests

Hyderabad: There is no stopping millennial couples when it comes to public display of affection. It hasn’t been more than 24 hours since Bajrang-Dal’s moral policing on V-Day, and couples have started rushing back to their usual spots at city’s regular parks.One can find pairs occupying all the benches and secluded spots in parks. 

Couple’s gestures and PDA through kissing comes under Articles 19(1) (a) of the Constitution.The judiciary has regarded the act of kissing as an expression of love and compassion and not an obscene act. The illegality of it comes when the vaguely put idea of PDA is elaborated under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code, which says public display of affection is a criminal offence with a punishment of imprisonment up to 3 months or a fine, or both. This law has always been blatantly misused by the police and the lower courts to harass couples.