Supreme Court Monthly Digest: January 2021 livelaw.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livelaw.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup [Jan 25 â Jan 31]
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Top Stories: 1. We Are Concerned About Broadcasts Which Incite Violence : Supreme Court Seeks Clarity From Centre On Powers Under Cable TV Act A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde asked the Central Government about its powers under Cable TV Networks(Regulation) Act 1994 to control broadcast of content (by electronic media), that has a tendency to incite violence. We aren t concerned so.
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[Breaking] Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Judgment Which Held Skin To Skin Contact Necessary For Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act livelaw.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livelaw.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court held that there must be skin-on-skin contact with sexual intent for an act to be considered sexual assault. (Representative image)
MUMBAI: Activists and child rights bodies have slammed the recent judgement of the Bombay high court that there is no sexual assault if there is no skin-to-skin contact. In a judgement passed on January 19, the Bombay high court has 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.
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of held that there must be skin to skin contact with sexual intent for an act to be considered sexual assault.
National Commission For Women To Move Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court s Skin To Skin Judgment In The POCSO Case livelaw.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livelaw.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.