The Bombay High Court recently held that the act of pressing the breast of a child aged 12 years 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) but would amount to “outraging the modesty of a woman” under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
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