READ ORDER | Pressing Breasts Without Disrobing Not “Sexual Assault” As Per POCSO Act But Offence Under Sec 354 IPC

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that groping a child’s breasts without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ would amount to “Molestation” under the Indian Penal Code but not the graver offence of “Sexual Assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. A single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala was hearing an appeal against … Continue reading READ ORDER | Pressing Breasts Without Disrobing Not “Sexual Assault” As Per POCSO Act But Offence Under Sec 354 IPC