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The\u00a0Bombay High Court\u00a0has observed that groping a child\u2019s breasts without \u201cskin-to-skin contact\u201d does not amount to sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,\u00a0Live Law<\/em>\u00a0reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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It would, however, fall within the ambit of Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises outraging the modesty of a woman, the Nagpur Bench of the court said.<\/p>\n

A single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala made the observations while modifying an order by a sessions court that held a 39-year-old man guilty of sexual assault. The accused had allegedly taken a\u00a012-year-old to his house\u00a0on the pretext of giving her guava, and had pressed her breast and attempted to remove her salwar, according to\u00a0Bar and Bench<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The accused was convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under POCSO Act and the IPC. He approached the High Court challenging the conviction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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