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8 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
#SupremeCourt bench led by CJI SA Bobde to hear pleas challenging the “skin to skin” judgment of the Bombay HC as per which, groping a child’s breasts without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ would not amount to ‘sexual assault under #POCSO Act
The petitions to be heard today are by:
Youth Bar Association of India
Bharatiya Stree Shakti (NGO)
Supreme Court had earlier issued notice to the accused in the case and stayed the #BombayHC judgment.
#childsexualabuse
Matter to be taken up on February 10

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