In another shocking ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that “the act of holding a girl’s hands and opening the zip of pants will not come under the definition of sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. While considering the appeal, Justice Gandewala noted the definition of “sexual assault” under …
Holding the hands of a minor or the zip of the pants of the accused being open at the relevant time does not amount to sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Bombay High Court has held. The judgment was delivered by Justice Pushpa Ganediwala on January 15, four days before she held that groping …
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