attempt to rape

Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC Verdict That Grabbing Minor’s Breasts, Loosening Pyjama String Wasn’t Rape Attempt

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The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had held that allegations of grabbing a minor girl’s breast and loosening the string of her pyjama did not amount to an attempt to commit rape, but only to “preparation”. Holding that the High Court misapplied settled criminal law principles, … Read more

Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court observation that grabbing minor’s breasts is not attempt to rape

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The stay order was passed by a Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih in a suo motu case initiated by the top court after the judgment was brought to the notice of Court by an organisation ‘We the Women of India’. The apex court said that the order showed lack of sensitivity … Read more