Touching Cheeks Without Sexual Intent Wouldn't Attract Offence Of 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO: Bombay High Court

Sparsh Upadhyay

29 Aug 2021 12:14 PM IST

  • Touching Cheeks Without Sexual Intent Wouldnt Attract Offence Of Sexual Assault Under POCSO: Bombay High Court

    Touching the cheeks without sexual intent would not attract the offence of 'sexual assault', as defined under Section 7 of the POCSO Act, the Bombay High Court has observed on Friday, while granting bail to a man booked under various offences under POCSO.Granting bail to a 46-year-old man, the Bench of Justice Sandeep K. Shinde observed that primary evaluation of the material on record does...

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