[BREAKING] NCW moves Supreme Court against Bombay High Court judgment which ruled skin-to-skin contact necessary for 'sexual assault' under POCSO

The NCW has claimed that the interpretation adopted by the Hon’ble High Court that physical contact means ‘skin to skin touch’ is perverse and bad in law.
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault
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The National Commission for Women has approached the Supreme Court against the controversial judgment of the Bombay High Court which had held that pressing the breast of a 12-year old child without removing her top will not fall within the definition of ‘sexual assault’ under Section 7 the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

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