Touching Female Students Inappropriately On Back & Neck, Making Comments About Their Dress Will Attract S. 7 POCSO Act: HP High Court

Sparsh Upadhyay

18 July 2024 1:26 PM IST

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Touching Female Students Inappropriately On Back & Neck, Making Comments About Their Dress Will Attract S. 7 POCSO Act: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that a teacher's inappropriate physical contact with female students, along with comments about their attire, would constitute an offence under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012, which punishes acts of 'Sexual assault'. A bench of Justice Rakesh Kainthla noted that the physical contact made by...

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Touching Inappropriately #Section 7 POCSO Act Himachal Pradesh High Court Sexual Intent sexual assualt Justice Rakesh Kainthla POCSO Act POCSO Act 2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences 2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)