Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over Patna HC Verdict That Bid To Remove Salwar & Pressing Chest Isn't Rape Attempt
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New Delhi: A plea has been filed against the Patna High Court's verdict that said trying to remove clothes and pressing on the chest cannot be considered an attempt at rape.
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Patna High Court's decision, which held that attempting to remove a woman's salwar and pressing her chest did not constitute attempted rape. The Supreme Court has termed the comments made in the High Court's decision as objectionable. A bench comprising Chief Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana took suo motu cognizance. During the hearing, the CJI stated that some comments in the H…
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Patna High Court's decision, which held that removing one's salwar did not constitute an attempt to rape. CJI Surya Kant stated that some comments in the Patna High Court's decision were objectionable and should be set aside.
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Patna High Court decision related to rape. The court has stated that the decision contained objectionable comments. Let's understand the full story.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court judgment that acquitted a man convicted of attempted rape, after observing that the allegations — including an attempt to remove the victim’s salwar, undressing himself and physically molesting her — constituted an offence of outraging a woman’s modesty under Section […]
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