Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Against Allahabad HC Ruling That Grabbing Breasts & Breaking Pyjama String Won't Constitute Attempt To Rape

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

25 March 2025 10:02 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Against Allahabad HC Ruling That Grabbing Breasts & Breaking Pyjama String Wont Constitute Attempt To Rape

    Days after the Allahabad High Court held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of rape or an attempt to rape, the Supreme Court has taken a suo moto cognisance of the order. The matter will be listed before a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and AG Masih tomorrow. The cognisance is...

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in

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