Today, On 13th June, The Rajasthan High Court made a statement while delivering a judgment in a 33-year-old case, stating that the act of removing a minor girl’s underwear and getting naked in front of her does not amount to an attempt to commit rape. Instead, it could be considered an offense of outraging the woman’s modesty. The court clarified that this act falls under the offense of assault to outrage the modesty of a woman, punishable under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
In a landmark judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has declared that not reporting a crime under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is a bailable offence. This ruling aligns with similar decisions previously made by the Kerala and Karnataka High Courts, setting a significant precedent in the legal interpretation of the […]
