India, Aug. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that a girl's choice of clothing is her personal decision and suggesting that her wearing jeans might 'corrupt young boys' reflects a deeply troubling and unacceptable mindset.

Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha, while convicting a man of sexually harassing a girl in 2013, observed that instead of controlling the clothes of girls, parents and society must teach their children to control their conduct, respect personal boundaries and treat every human with dignity.

The girl alleged that the accused, her neighbour, stalked her, made sexually coloured remarks and touched her inappropriately. Before the High Court, the State challenged the acquittal of the accused by the trial court in 2014...