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SC Stays Bombay HC's 'Skin-To-Skin Contact' Decision For Sexual Abuse
The Supreme Court on January 27 stayed the exonerate order of the Bombay High Court which said that groping without ‘skin to skin contact’ does not qualify sexual assault. The apex court also allowed Attorney General, who put up the issue calling it “disturbing” and a bad precedent, to file a petition. Reportedly, the Bombay High Court had acquitted a 39-year-old man who is facing imprisonment charges for groping a 12-year-old girl.
Tags: Supreme Court, Bombay High Court, KK Venugopal, sexual harrasment
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Kunal Kamra Refuses To Apologise In Open Letter To Supreme Court Judges
Following the contempt proceedings against his remarks on the Supreme Court, Kunal Kamra on November 13 posted a letter refusing to apologise for it. Kunal's letter, directed to the court judges, read, "my views haven't changed" and that the apex court must invest its time in more deserving matters like demonetization and revocation of article 370 among others. Earlier, Attorney General KK Venugopal had said anyone attacking the court would… read-more
Tags: Supreme Court, Kunal Kamra, KK Venugopal
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Kunal Kamra Calls Supreme Court As "Supreme Joke"; Set To Face Contempt Case
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra is set to face contempt of court charges for his tweets, in which he called the Supreme Court as a "supreme joke". Attorney General KK Venugopal stated Kunal had "crossed the line", and allowed initiation of legal proceedings against the comedian. Venugopal said, "This is a gross insinuation against the entirety of the Supreme Court of India." Kunal has tweeted against the apex court in connection with Arnab… read-more
Tags: Kunal Kamra, Supreme Court, The Contempt of Court Act, KK Venugopal
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