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»Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC s Order on Skin to Skin Contact for POCSO Sexual Assault After Uproar
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC s Order on Skin to Skin Contact for POCSO Sexual Assault After Uproar
The Supreme Court of India. (Image: PTI)
The Bombay High Court, modifying a sessions court order that held a man guilty of a minor s sexual assault, had ruled that groping a child without skin-to-skin contact with sexual intent does not amount to the offence under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Bombay High Court s controversial order acquitting an accused, which had stated skin-to-skin contact necessary to be classified as sexual assault under the POCSO Act. Attorney General KK Venugopal said the order would set a dangerous precedent.
»Sexual Assault is About Consent, Skin or No Skin: Bombay HC Faces Backlash After Ruling on Groping
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Sexual Assault is About Consent, Skin or No Skin: Bombay HC Faces Backlash After Ruling on Groping
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In the January 19 judgment, the Bombay High Court said groping a minor s breast without skin-to-skin contact cannot be termed sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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The International Planned Parenthood Federation (South Asia) reacted to the recent Bombay High Court s Skin-to-skin contact ruling with grave concern on Monday. The IPPF said that the judgment is deeply flawed in its understanding of child sexual abuse and fails to take into account the power hierarchy when an adult person abuses his/her authority over a child/minor .