Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Patna HC ruling that removing woman's salwar, pressing chest not rape attempt

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a Patna High Court ruling which held that removing a woman’s salwar and pressing her chest is not sufficient to establish the offence of attempt to rape. [In Re: Order dated 09.07.2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna in Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 775/2013 and Ancillary Issues]