Forcibly Kissing And Hugging A Child Can Constitute 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

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8 March 2019 6:35 AM IST

“The act of forcibly kissing the minor victim, a child below 12 years of age and hugging her in the back seat of a car in the absence of her guardian by a 27 year old male cannot but be with sexual intent.”

The Sikkim High Court has held that an act of forcibly kissing a girl child of 11 years of age and hugging her can amount to "aggravated sexual assault" as defined in Section 9(m) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan upheld the Special Court order convicting the accused under Section 9(m) of the POCSO Act, for having forcibly kissed...

Forcibly Kissing And Hugging A Child Can Constitute 'Aggravated Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Sikkim HC [Read Judgment]

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

“The act of forcibly kissing the minor victim, a child below 12 years of age and hugging her in the back seat of a car in the absence of her guardian by a 27 year old male cannot but be with sexual intent.”

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