chennai a magistrate court has dismissed the bail application moved by hari padman the assistant professor of rukmani devi college of fine arts in kalakshetra foundation who was arrested on sexual harassment chargesix metropolitan magistrate s mohanambal dismissed his application on tuesday accepting the prosecutions contention that investigation into the matter was still in its early stagesa team led by adyar allwoman police inspector vijayakumari arrested padman on april 3 police registered a case against hari padman based on the complaint of a student from keralapolice booked the assistant professor under sections 509 whoever intending to insult the modesty of any woman utters any words makes any sound or gesture or exhibits any object and 354a physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures or a demand or request for sexual favours or making sexually coloured remarks shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment of the indian penal code and section 4 of the tamil nadu women harassment prevention act