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Controversial Bombay HC judge now faces ignominy of extended probation, writes Olav Albuquerque A judge, who was a deputy director of the state judicial academy, could not envisage the cascading effect her acquittals could have on those charged under POCSO. A judge has to interpret the statute in such a way to ensure that no absurd result follows from a strict and narrow interpretation. File photo Judges infuse new meaning into the law made by the legislature, to make it effective, or someti...

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala at Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has reversed the conviction of a 50-year-old man for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old g

Holding girl’s hands, opening pant’s zip not sexual assault under POCSO, says Bombay HC The observation was made by a single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who earlier this month, faced flak for acquitting a man for groping a minor girl, noting that there was no skin-to-skin contact with sexual intent File image of Bombay High Court. News18 Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands ...

Updated Jan 28, 2021 | 15:42 IST The observation was made by a single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala on January 15 while passing an order on an appeal filed by a 50-year-old man challenging a sessions courts order convicting him. The court, however, said it was modifying the sentence and noted that Kujur has so far undergone five months in prison.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a...

Holding a small girls hand and opening trouser zip is not sexual assault, Indian court rules in second recent judgement seen to protect perverts preying on children Libnus Kujur, 50, was found guilty of sex assault in India after mother found him in her house and holding her young daughters hand with his trouser zip undone  He was sentenced to five years in jail, but appealed the ruling to the High Court Judge agreed in a ruling this week, saying his actions were not sexual assault  Kujur wil...

Bombay High Court: Opening Pant Zip, Holding Childs Hand Not Sexual Assault Under POCSO The ruling was passed by the same judge from the Bombay HC who said groping a minor without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ did not constitute as sexual assault.   |  28 Jan 2021 12:29 PM GMT MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has ruled that holding a minors hands and unzipping ones pants in front of a minor will not fall under the definition of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Ch...

Bombay High Court judge quashes another POCSO conviction Updated: Updated: January 28, 2021 23:15 IST Justice Pushpa Ganediwala’s order says “holding hand of victim” and “opening zip of pant” are not sexual assault. Share Article Justice Pushpa Ganediwala. Photo: bombayhighcourt.nic.in   Justice Pushpa Ganediwala’s order says “holding hand of victim” and “opening zip of pant” are not sexual assault. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday held that “The act...

Photo for representation 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 (Pocso) 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 a minor without skin-to-skin contact was not sexual assault under the Pocso Act. The January 15 order was passed while hearing a m...