India's SC puts hold on Bombay High Court order saying 'No Sex Assault' in minor groping
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India's SC puts hold on Bombay High Court order saying 'No Sex Assault' in minor groping

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TBS Report
27 January, 2021, 01:20 pm
Last modified: 27 January, 2021, 01:45 pm

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India's SC puts hold on Bombay High Court order saying 'No Sex Assault' in minor groping

The Bombay High Court gave the controversial order on January 19

TBS Report
27 January, 2021, 01:20 pm
Last modified: 27 January, 2021, 01:45 pm
A view of the Supreme Court of India while a hearing on the Babri Majid – Ram Janmabhoomi case was underway in New Delhi in October 2019./ Hindustan Times
A view of the Supreme Court of India while a hearing on the Babri Majid – Ram Janmabhoomi case was underway in New Delhi in October 2019./ Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court of India has put a hold on the Bombay High Court order that said groping of a minor was "not sexual assault since no skin-to-skin contact".

Attorney General KK Venugopal said the order would set a dangerous precedent, NDTV reported.

The Bombay High Court gave the controversial order on January 19.

Groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the High Court said.

Not sexual assault if minor is groped without 'skin to skin contact': Bombay HC

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala said there must be "skin to skin contact with sexual intent" for an act to be considered sexual assault. Mere groping would not be defined as sexual assault, the judge said.

The judge was ruling on the order of a lower court that had sentenced a 39-year-old man to three years in jail for sexually.

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