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Holding Minor's Hand, Opening Pant's Zip Not Sexual Assault: Bombay HC
Quashing a session court's order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that holding a minor's hand or opening her pant's zip does not qualify as "sexual assault" under the POCSO Act. Justice Pushpa Ganediwala stated this while hearing a case of a 50-year-old man held for harassing a five-year-old girl. The judge said that such crimes should be treated as "sexual harassment" under the Indian Penal Code.
Tags: Bombay High Court, Nagpur, Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, Minor, sexual harrasment, Sexual Assault
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Bombay HC: Acts Without 'Skin-To-Skin' Contact Are Not Sexual Assault
In a bizarre ruling by Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench, Justice Pushpa Ganediwala pronounced mere groping without "skin-to-skin contact and sexual intent" will not fall under sexual assault. However, the single-judge bench ruled the act to fall within IPC section 354 that penalizes "outraging the modesty of a woman". Reportedly, the ruling came when the court was hearing the plea of an accused who allegedly harassed a 12-year-old girl.
Tags: Bombay High Court, Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, IPC 354, Sexual Assault
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