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2021-01-26T20:00:01+00:00

Indian court rules that groping minors without "skin to skin contact" doesn't qualify as sexual assault

The Bombay High Court ruled that groping without "skin to skin" contact does not qualify as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The court stated that touching a minor's breast without removing the child's clothes is not considered sexual assault.

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