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 chairperson Rekha Sharma. (file photo)
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Monday said it will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay high court judgment which said groping without skin to skin contact is not sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
This judgment will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general but also subject all women to ridicule, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.
It has trivialised the legal provisions provided by the legislature for the safety and security of women, she said.
Mumbai, January 24
Groping a minor’s breast without “skin-to-skin contact” cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO
NCW to Challenge Bombay HC Judgment on Sexual Assault
The high court judgment said groping without skin to skin contact is not sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Women in India at an anti-harassment protest. Photo: Reuters
Women25/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women on Monday said it will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay high court judgment which said groping without “skin to skin” contact is not sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
This judgment will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general but also subject all women to ridicule, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.
Ruling will have cascading effects : NCW to challenge Bombay High Court s groping judgment
This judgment will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general but also subject all women to ridicule, NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.
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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women on Monday said it will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay High Court judgment which said
This judgment will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general but also subject all women to ridicule, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.