Bombay HC's 'Skin To Skin' Judgment: NCPCR Asks Maharashtra Government To File 'Urgent Appeal' Against The Judgment

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday (25th January) asked the Government of Maharashtra to file an "urgent appeal" against a recent Bombay High Court Judgment which held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The Judgment by...